Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	3216
Country	China

Received	2013-04-15 08:36
Peer-Review Started	2013-04-15 15:08
To Make the First Decision	2013-05-14 18:47
Return for Revision	2013-05-19 19:41
Revised	2013-06-17 19:17
Second Decision	2013-07-31 14:33
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-08-01 05:15
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Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for predicting the response of rectal cancer to neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiation
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Gang Cai, Ye Xu, Ji Zhu, Wei-Lie Gu, Shuai Zhang, Xue-Jun Ma, San-Jun Cai and Zhen Zhang
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Zhen Zhang, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200032, China. zhenzhang666@163.com
Key Words	Locally advanced rectal cancer; Neoadjuvant chemoradiation; Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Apparent diffusion coefficient
Core Tip	This original study prospectively evaluated the clinical value of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) in predicting the response of rectal cancer to neoadjuvant chemoradiation. We found a strong negative correlation between the mean pretreatment tumor apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and tumor regression after neoadjuvant chemoradiation, as well as a significant increase in the mean ADC at the 2nd week in the T downstage and tumor regression groups. Therefore, DW-MRI might be a valuable clinical tool to help predict or assess the response of rectal cancer to neoadjuvant chemoradiation at an early timepoint.
Publish Date	2013-09-09 09:30
Citation	Cai G, Xu Y, Zhu J, Gu WL, Zhang S, Ma XJ, Cai SJ, Zhang Z. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for predicting the response of rectal cancer to neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiation. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(33): 5520-5527
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i33/5520.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i33.5520

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