Tumor Biomechanics Quantified Using MR Elastography to Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Individuals with Breast Cancer
Aaditya Sinha, Patriek Jurrius, Anne‐Sophie van Schelt, Omar Darwish, Belul Shifa, Giacomo Annio, Zhane Peterson, Hannah Jeffery, K. A. Welsh, Anna Metafa, J.E.H. Spence, Ashutosh Kothari, Hisham Hamed, Georgina Bitsakou, Vasileios Karydakis, Mangesh A. Thorat, Elina Shaari, Ali Sever, Anne Rigg, Tony Ng, Sarah E. Pinder, Ralph Sinkus, Arnie Purushotham
Abstract
Assessment of tumor biomechanics through MR elastography improved the identification of complete responders among individuals with breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Topics & Concepts
Breast cancerMedicineChemotherapyElastographyNeoadjuvant therapyBiomechanicsOncologyCancerInternal medicineRadiologyUltrasoundAnatomyUltrasound Imaging and ElastographyUltrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsMRI in cancer diagnosis