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ArticleTechnology in cancer research & treatment2018

DCE-MRI-Derived Volume Transfer Constant (K

Zhi-Min Ye, Shu-Jun Dai, Feng-Qin Yan, Lei Wang, Jun Fang, Zhen-Fu Fu, Yue-Zhen Wang

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Article in Technology in cancer research & treatment, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhi-Min Ye1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Repbulic of China.
Shu-Jun Dai2 Department of Intense Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Feng-Qin Yan1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Repbulic of China.
Lei Wang1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Repbulic of China.
Jun Fang1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Repbulic of China.
Zhen-Fu Fu1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Repbulic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-4568-3282
Yue-Zhen Wang1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Repbulic of China.
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate both the short- and long-term efficacies of chemoradiotherapy in relation to the treatment of esophageal cancer . This was achieved through the use of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging-derived volume transfer constant and diffusion weighted imaging-derived apparent diffusion coefficient . Patients with esophageal cancer were assigned into the sensitive and resistant groups based on respective efficacies in chemoradiotherapy. Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion weighted imaging were used to measure volume transfer constant and apparent diffusion coefficient, while computed tomography was used to calculate tumor size reduction rate. Pearson correlation analyses were conducted to analyze correlation between volume transfer constant, apparent diffusion coefficient, and the tumor size reduction rate. Receiver operating characteristic curve was constructed to analyze the short-term efficacy of volume transfer constant and apparent diffusion coefficient, while Kaplan-Meier curve was employed for survival rate analysis. Cox proportional hazard model was used for the risk factors for prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer. Our results indicated reduced levels of volume transfer constant, while increased levels were observed in ADC

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Image EnhancementMagnetic Resonance ImagingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChemoradiotherapyCombined Modality TherapyContrast MediaEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsROC CurveContrast Mediaapparent diffusion coefficientchemoradiotherapydynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingesophageal cancerlong-term efficacyshort-term efficacyvolume transfer constant

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PMID29642773
PMCPMC5900808
OpenAlexW2796476116

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