Association of visual and quantitative heterogeneity of 18F-FDG PET images with treatment response in locally advanced rectal cancer: A feasibility study.

<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Few tools are available to predict tumor response to treatment. This retrospective study assesses visual and automatic heterogeneity from 18F-FDG PET images as predictors of response in locally advanced rectal cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>This study i...

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Main Authors: Paula Martin-Gonzalez, Estibaliz Gomez de Mariscal, M Elena Martino, Pedro M Gordaliza, Isabel Peligros, Jose Luis Carreras, Felipe A Calvo, Javier Pascau, Manuel Desco, Arrate Muñoz-Barrutia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242597