Association of tumor grade, enhancement on multiphasic CT and microvessel density in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Heidi J CoyJonathan R YoungAllan J PantuckMichael L DouekAnthony SiskClara MagyarMatthew S BrownJames SayreSteven S Raman

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2021)

Absolute enhancement of the entire lesion obtained from a 3D VOI in the nephrographic phase on preoperative MDCT can provide quantitative data that are a significant, independent predictor of a high-grade clear cell RCC and can be used to assess tumor vascularity and grade in vivo.

Keyphrases

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