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Could IVIM and ADC help in predicting the KRAS status in patients with rectal cancer?
European radiology - 1 Jul 2018
Xu Yanyan, Xu Qiaoyu, Sun Hongliang, Liu Tongxi, Shi Kaining, Wang Wu
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic potential of DW-MRI relative parameters for differentiation of rectal cancers with different Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologue (KRAS) mutation status. METHODS: Fifty-one patients with rectal cancer underwent diffusion-weighted MR imaging with eight b values. ADCs (including Max-ADC, Min-ADC and Mean-ADC) and IVIM parameters (D, pure diffusion; f, perfusion fraction;...
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