The Impact of Diffusion-Weighted MRI on the Definition of Gross Tumor Volume in Radiotherapy of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.

The Impact of Diffusion-Weighted MRI on the Definition of Gross Tumor Volume in Radiotherapy of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.

OBJECTIVE:The study was designed to evaluate diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) vs. PET-CT of the thorax in the determination of gross tumor volume (GTV) in radiotherapy planning of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Eligible patients with NSCLC who were suppo...

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Main Authors: Jochen Fleckenstein, Michael Jelden, Stephanie Kremp, Philippe Jagoda, Jonas Stroeder, Fadi Khreish, Samer Ezziddin, Arno Buecker, Christian Rübe, Guenther K Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5017760?pdf=render

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