Abstract #2331

The combination of T2 mapping and diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) enhances the diagnosis of rectal cancer with and without vascular invasion

Deshuo Dong¹, Ailian liu¹, Jiazheng Wang², Peng Sun², Anliang Chen¹, Wan Dong¹, Yuhui Liu¹, Qingwei Song¹, and Renwang Pu¹

¹Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China, ²Philips Healthcare, Beijing, China

Rectal cancer with and without vascular invasion differ greatly in terms of biological behavior, treatment, and prognosis. The T2 mapping and DKI allows non-invasive evaluation of tissue composition. In this study, we investigate the performance of the combination of T2 mapping and DKI on differentiating rectal cancer with and without vascular invasion. The results indicate a better differential diagnosis is achieved by the joint use of T2 mapping and DKI.

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