Application of magnetic resonance diffusion kurtosis imaging for distinguishing histopathologic subtypes and grades of rectal carcinoma.

Ziqiang WenYan ChenXinyue YangBaolan LuYiyan LiuBingqi ShenShen-Ping Yu

Published in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2019)

DKI is a more valuable imaging biomarker than conventional DWI for differentiating MC from AC. However, it is still debatable whether DKI is useful for distinguishing different histological grades.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
high resolution
diffusion weighted imaging
contrast enhanced
rectal cancer
computed tomography
diffusion weighted
mass spectrometry