The authors report a case where a quantitative assessment of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of liver metastasis in a patient undergoing chemotherapy has shown to be an effective early marker for predicting therapeutic response, anticipating changes in tumor size. A lesion with lower initial ADC value and early increase in such value in the course of the treatment tends to present a better therapeutic response.
Keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging; Diffusion; Liver metastases; Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Therapy monitoring.
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