The role of mean diffusivity (MD) as a predictive index of the response to chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer: a preliminary study

The role of mean diffusivity (MD) as a predictive index of the response to chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer: a preliminary study
Chiara Iacconi, Marco Giannelli, Carolina Marini, Anna Cilotti, Monica Moretti, Paolo Viacava, Eugenia Picano, Andrea Michelotti & Davide Caramella
Eur Radiol (2010) 20: 303–308

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This preliminary study seems to indicate that low values of pre- chemotherapy MD may identify, before starting treatment, the patients with higher probability of response in terms of percentage of volume reduction of the lesion.

MD may represent a complementary parameter useful to select patients for neoadjuvant chemotherapy