Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
463-05-003 ISMRM Abstract

DCE-MRI Identifies Responders: Post-Ktrans Outperforms in Predicting Pathologic Complete Response in Esophageal Carcinoma

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Jinrong Qu 1,2, Zihan Wang1,2, Funing Chu1,2, MENGZHU WANG3, Robert Grimm4, Wenshi Li1,2
1Radiology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
2HNHC Key Laboratory of Oncology Medical Imaging Response Assessment, Zhengzhou, China
3MR Research Collaboration Team, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Beijing, China
4Research & Clinical Translation, Magnetic Resonance, Siemens Healthineers AG, Erlangen, Germany
Presenting Author: Jinrong Qu

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