Abstract #3733

Combining diffusion kurtosis imaging and clinical data for predicting the extramural venous invasion of rectal adenocarcinoma

QiuRong Wei¹, WeiCui Chen², LiTing Mao², Kan Deng³, WeiKang Huang², Bo Liu², Xian Liu², and ZhaoXian Yan²

¹The Second Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China, ²the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China, ³Philips Healthcare, Guangzhou, China

Synopsis

The extramural venous invasion (EMVI) is considered as the potential prognostic factor for patients with rectal carcinoma. We tried to investigate the diagnostic ability of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) - derived parameters as risk factors for EMVI’s involvement status.Our results showed that the Kmean values, lymph node involvement, and an advanced tumor stage (T3) were independent risk factors for the prediction of EMVI status, which may suggest that the DKI as a potential biomarker for evaluating the EMVI status of rectal cancer is feasible.

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