esophageal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None (patients undergo an MRI scan with contrast agent).
Sponsors
UMC Utrecht
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with pathologically proven esophageal cancer referred to the department of Radiotherapy for radiotherapy; 2. >18 years; 3. Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) of <45 mL/min/1.73m2, unless the patient has risk factors for contrast nefropathy according to the UMCU protocol ‘Preventie contrastreactie en contrast nefropathie, Versie 2 februari 2012’. In patients with risk factors a GFR of 60 mL/min/1.73m2 will be required; 2. Known Gadovist allergy; 3. Patients who meet exclusion criteria for MRI following the protocol of the radiology department of the UMC Utrecht.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of the MRI images as defined by robustness (i.e. that the protocol can successfully be applied in various patients) and geometrical accuracy. Those parameters are derived using image analysis. MR images are obtained before, during and/or after chemoradiotherapy. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactA.L.H.M.W. Lier, van
Heidelberglaan 100
Outcome results
None listed