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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2010; 16(25): 3161-3167
Published online Jul 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i25.3161
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to predict response of hepatocellular carcinoma to chemoembolization
Johnathan C Chung, Neel K Naik, Robert J Lewandowski, Jie Deng, Mary F Mulcahy, Laura M Kulik, Kent T Sato, Robert K Ryu, Riad Salem, Andrew C Larson, Reed A Omary
Johnathan C Chung, Neel K Naik, Robert J Lewandowski, Jie Deng, Kent T Sato, Robert K Ryu, Riad Salem, Andrew C Larson, Reed A Omary, Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Robert J Lewandowski, Mary F Mulcahy, Riad Salem, Andrew C Larson, Reed A Omary, Clinical Sciences Research Division, Gastrointestinal Oncology Program, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Mary F Mulcahy, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Laura M Kulik, Department of Hepatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Andrew C Larson, Reed A Omary, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Author contributions: Omary RA, Larson AC and Deng J designed the research; Lewandowski RJ, Deng J, Mulcahy MF, Kulik LM, Sato KT, Ryu RK, Salem R and Omary RA performed the research; Chung JC, Lewandowski RJ, Naik NK, Deng J and Omary RA analyzed the data; Chung JC and Omary RA wrote the paper.
Supported by National Institutes of Health R01 CA126809
Correspondence to: Reed A Omary, MD, MS, Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 737 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60611, United States. reed@northwestern.edu
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Received: February 17, 2010
Revised: March 27, 2010
Accepted: April 3, 2010
Published online: July 7, 2010
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