Purpose To correlate the clinical stage and prognosis of oesophageal squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC) using the imaging biomarkers from integrated positron emission
tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods In total, 54 consecutive
patients with oesophageal SCC who receive PET/MRI scan were recruited before treatment.
The imaging biomarkers used were the mean and minimal apparent diffusion coefficients
(ADC mean and ADC min), standardized uptake value (SUV), metabolic tumour volume …