Diffusion kurtosis imaging and conventional diffusion weighted imaging to assess electrochemotherapy response in locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Radiology and Oncology

Sergio Venanzio Setola^1¹  Vincenza Granata^1²  Roberta Fusco^2³  Raffaele Palaia^3⁴ 

[1] Division of Hepatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Unit, Instituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italia^3;Division of Radiology, Instituto Nazionale Tumori – IRCCS – Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italia^1;IGEA SpA, Napoli, Italia^2;Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, Germany^4

关键词: pancreatic cancer;    electrochemotherapy;    magnetic resonance imaging;    diffusion weighted imaging;    diffusion kurtosis imaging;   

DOI  :  10.2478/raon-2019-0004

学科分类：肿瘤学

来源: Onkoloski Institut Ljubljana / Institute of Oncology Ljubljana

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe aim of the study was to evaluate diagnostic performance of functional parameters derived by conventional mono-exponential approach of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and by diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) in the assessment of pancreatic tumours treated with electrochemotherapy (ECT).

【 授权许可】

Unknown