Istituto Nazionale Tumori—fondazione G. Pascale

Igea S.p.a.

Roberta Fusco

Ruggero Cadossi

Donata Marazzi

Antonella Petrillo

Francesca De Terlizzi

Method for analyzing data provided by Magnetic Resonance Imaging with dynamic administration of contrast medium in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, after neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy, comprising: making available pre- and post-treatment digital images, having one or more regions of interest identified; splitting the regions of interest into portions; calculating first and second time-intensity curves for each portion of the regions of pre- and post-treatment interest, respectively; calculating the maximum signal difference and gradient of the wash-out section for the curves calculated; calculating the median value of the maximum signal difference and of the gradient calculated; calculating the percentage variation between the median values of the maximum signal difference and of the gradient of the wash-out section calculated for each of the first and second curves; linearly combining percentage variations of the maximum signal difference and of the gradient of the wash-out section, to define a relative linear classification index.

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Naples, Italy

Roberta Fusco