Diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced dynamic and diffusion-weighted MR imaging in the assessment of tumor response to neoadjuvant therapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Shimaa Abdalla AhmedMohamed Gamal Ameen TaherWageeh A AliMohamed Abd El Salam EbrahemPublished in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2021)
Semi-quantitative parameter (wash-out) derived from DCE-MRI and ADC has the potential to assess the tumor's complete pathologic response. The two parameters using together can offer the best possibility to identify complete response to NAC in MIBC.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- muscle invasive bladder cancer
- locally advanced
- rectal cancer
- transcription factor
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- lymph node
- dual energy
- stem cells
- squamous cell carcinoma
- mass spectrometry
- risk assessment
- bone marrow
- mesenchymal stem cells
- replacement therapy