Dual-energy CT (DECT) provides information on the blood volume in tumors and lymph nodes. As tumors respond to treatment, preliminary data suggests that the blood volumes changes as well. Investigators are therefore using DECT to test whether it can be used on radiation treatment to rapidly assess response to treatment.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
9
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Change in the tumor's maximum iodine related attenuation (IRA) from baseline to on-treatment DECT.
This change in the maximum IRA will be compared with the change in the maximum standardized uptake value (SUV max) between baseline PET-CT and follow-up PET-CT at 3 months after treatment. For patients undergoing surgery, this change in the maximum IRA will be compared between patients who have a complete pathologic response, and those patients who do not.
Time frame: 0, 1, 3, 5
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