Early prediction of pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy of breast tumors: a comparative study using amide proton transfer-weighted, diffusion weighted and dynamic contrast enhanced MRI.
Nan ZhangQingwei SongHongbing LiangZhuo WangQi WuHaonan ZhangLina ZhangAilian LiuHuali WangJiazheng WangLiangjie LinPublished in: Frontiers in medicine (2024)
APTw imaging along with change of tumor size showed a significant potential in early prediction of MHR for NAC treatment in breast cancer, which might allow timely regimen refinement before definitive surgical treatment.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- diffusion weighted
- locally advanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- sentinel lymph node
- lymph node
- diffusion weighted imaging
- rectal cancer
- high resolution
- transcription factor
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- risk assessment
- young adults
- network analysis
- electron transfer
- breast cancer risk