Accuracy and Clinical Impact of Persistent Disease Diagnosed on Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Accuracy of Pelvic Nodal Assessment on Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus in the 6-Month Interval Post Chemoradiotherapy.
Maria Clara FernandesCharlotte CharbelPaul B RomesserBurcin Agridag UcpinarMaria El HomsiOnur YildirimJames L FuquaLee A RodriguezJunting ZhengMarinela CapanuMarc J GollubNatally HorvatPublished in: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (2024)
At 6 months post CRT, DWI showed value in excluding anal persistent disease. Persistent diffusion restriction on DWI was not significantly associated with overall survival. Pelvic nodal assessment on DWI and T2-weighted imaging was limited in predicting persistent nodal metastases.
Keyphrases
- diffusion weighted imaging
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- squamous cell carcinoma
- rectal cancer
- diffusion weighted
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- lymph node
- locally advanced
- magnetic resonance
- high grade
- radiation therapy
- lymph node metastasis
- atrial fibrillation
- mass spectrometry
- left ventricular
- photodynamic therapy
- clinical evaluation