Correlation between ADC Histogram-Derived Metrics and the Time to Metastases in Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

Riccardo De RobertisLuisa TomaiuoloFrancesca PasquazzoLuca GeraciGiuseppe MalleoRoberto Salvia Mirko D'Onofrio

Published in: Cancers (2022)

pre-operative histogram analysis of ADC maps provides parameters correlated to the metastatic potential of PDAC. Higher ADC skewness seems to be associated with a significantly shorter TTM in patients with resectable PDAC.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted imaging
diffusion weighted
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
liver metastases
small cell lung cancer
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
radiation therapy
rectal cancer
risk assessment