[18F] Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) assesses a
fundamental property of neoplasia, the Warburg effect. This molecular imaging technique …

The past decade has seen pronounced changes in the treatment of locally advanced rectal
cancer. Historically, the standard of care involved surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: During the first decade of the 21st century a number of
important European randomized studies were published. In order to help shape clinical …

Purpose: To prospectively differentiate, at magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, patients with
locally advanced nonmucinous rectal cancer who will respond to long-course chemotherapy …

Molecular imaging with 18 F-FDG PET has been proven useful in the management of
colorectal cancer. 18 F-FDG PET plays a pivotal role in staging before surgical resection of …

18F-FDG PET is a useful tool for assessing the effects of chemo-or radiotherapy. The aim of
this study was to correlate the change in tumor 18F-FDG standardized uptake value (SUV) …

Purpose Clinical assessment of rectal cancer response to preoperative combined-modality
therapy (CMT) using digital rectal examination (DRE) has been proposed as a means of …

The treatment of cancer patients is constantly evolving, striving for more efficient therapies
with fewer side effects. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are still the major therapeutic …

Abstract Background 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET)
and computed tomography (CT) are widely accepted in the evaluation for metastatic or …

Purpose Prediction of rectal cancer response to preoperative, neo-adjuvant chemo-radiation
therapy (CRT) provides the opportunity to identify patients in whom a major response is …