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Diffusion-weighted MRI in pretreatment prediction of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.
European radiology - 1 Sept 2013
Richard Raphael, Thomassin Isabelle, Chapellier Marion, Scemama Aurélie, de Cremoux Patricia, Varna Mariana, Giacchetti Sylvie, Espié Marc, de Kerviler Eric, de Bazelaire Cedric
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) provided by diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in predicting the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) at baseline in patients according to their breast tumour phenotypes. MATERIALS & METHODS: This retrospective study was approved by our institutional review board. One hundred eighteen consecutive women with locally advanced breast...
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