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Characterizing MRI features of rectal cancers with different KRAS status.
BMC cancer - 14 Nov 2019
Xu Yanyan, Xu Qiaoyu, Ma Yanhui, Duan Jianghui, Zhang Haibo, Liu Tongxi, Li Lu, Sun Hongliang, Shi Kaining, Xie Sheng, Wang Wu
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BACKGROUND: To investigate whether MRI findings, including texture analysis, can differentiate KRAS mutation status in rectal cancer. METHODS: Totally, 158 patients with pathologically proved rectal cancers and preoperative pelvic MRI examinations were enrolled. Patients were stratified into two groups: KRAS wild-type group (KRASwt group) and KRAS mutation group (KRASmt group) according to genomic DNA extraction...
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