Open AccessSeparate calculation of DW-MRI in assessing therapeutic effect in liver tumors in rats
Author(s) -
Feng Chen,
Frederik De Keyzer,
Yuanbo Feng,
Marlein Miranda Cona,
Jing Yu,
Guy Marchal,
Raymond Oyen,
Yicheng Ni
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i47.9092
Subject(s) - effective diffusion coefficient , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , nuclear medicine , perfusion , necrosis , pathology , radiology
To explore whether the antitumor effect of a vascular disrupting agent (VDA) would be enhanced by combining with an antiangiogenic agent, and whether such synergistic effects can be effectively evaluated with separate calculation of diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI).