rectal cancer rectal carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Biopsy proven adenocarcinoma Rectal tumor
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who meet exclusion criteria for MRI at 3T Patients who meet exclusion criteria for Gadolinium intravenous contrast (kidney function GFR
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Explorative study to determine the feasibility to apply anatomical and functional MRI and FDG-PET in the evaluation of treatment response after radiochemotherapy treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer compared to the pathological specimen as gold standard. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determination of the most useful imaging variables and optimal timing sequence for the imaging modalities (diffusion weighted MRI, perfusion MRI and FDG-PET) to evaluate the tumour response on radiochemotherapy. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed