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Abstract #0671

Classification of tumor sub-volumes based on Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI model hierarchy for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

Jesper Folsted Kallehauge 1,2 , Thomas Nielsen 3 , Markus Alber 1 , Sren Haack 2,4 , Erik Morre Pedersen 5 , Jacob Christian Lindegaard 2 , Anne Ramlov 2 , and Kari Tanderup 6,7

1 Dept. of Medical Physics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 2 Dept. of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 3 CFIN/Mindlab, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 4 Dept. of Clinical Engineering, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 5 Dept. of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 6 Dept. of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 7 Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

We applied a set of hierarchical tracer kinetic models to DCE-MRI data acquired prior to patient treatment in cervical cancer patients. This study identified contiguous regions where given kinetic models were optimal and identified that high volume fraction reflecting tissue enhancement best described by Tofts model correlated with tumor stage.

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