ReviewCancers2023
The Role of MRI and PET/CT in Radiotherapy Target Volume Determination in Gastrointestinal Cancers-Review of the Literature.
Review in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Impact of FDG-PET/CT Following MRI Staging in Anal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Evaluation of PET-detected nodal upstaging and planning target volume expansion in esophageal cancer radiotherapy planning.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026Article
- Recent advancements in the application of artificial intelligence-based approaches for screening, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cervical cancer.Oncology reviews · 2026Review
- Interstitial HDR brachytherapy for anal cancer-results and quality of life.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2025Article
- Clinical evaluation of atlas-based auto-segmentation for contouring pelvic CTVs in the treatment of anal cancer with FDG-PET-positive lymph node involvement.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Adoption of multi-slice spiral computed tomography and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis.American journal of cancer research · 2025Article
- Integrating Imaging and Circulating Tumor DNA Features for Predicting Patient Outcomes.Cancers · 2024Review
- Chromatin Remodeling-Related PRDM1 Increases Stomach Cancer Proliferation and Is Counteracted by Bromodomain Inhibitor.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Positron emission tomography with computed tomography (PET/CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could improve accuracy in target volume determination for gastrointestinal cancers. A systematic search of the PubMed database was performed, focusing on studies published within the last 20 years. Articles were considered eligible for the review if they included patients with anal canal, esophageal, rectal or pancreatic cancer, as well as PET/CT or MRI for radiotherapy treatment planning, and if they reported interobserver variability or changes in treatment planning volume due to different imaging modalities or correlation between the imaging modality and histopathologic specimen. The search of the literature retrieved 1396 articles. We retrieved six articles from an additional search of the reference lists of related articles. Forty-one studies were included in the final review. PET/CT seems indispensable for target volume determination of pathological lymph nodes in esophageal and anal canal cancer. MRI seems appropriate for the delineation of primary tumors in the pelvis as rectal and anal canal cancer. Delineation of the target volumes for radiotherapy of pancreatic cancer remains challenging, and additional studies are needed.
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