Quantitative CT analysis to predict esophageal fistula in patients with advanced esophageal cancer treated by chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy.

Yan-Jie ShiChang LiuYi-Yuan WeiXiao-Ting LiLin ShenZhi-Hao LuYing-Shi Sun

Published in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2022)

Quantitative pretreatment CT analysis has excellent performance for predicting fistula formation in esophageal cancer patients who treated by chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
computed tomography
image quality
high resolution
dual energy
squamous cell carcinoma
magnetic resonance imaging
radiation therapy
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance