Radiological biomarkers for assessing response to locoregional therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma: From morphological to functional imaging (Review)
- Authors:
- Xiao-Dan Ye
- Zuguo Yuan
- Jian Zhang
- Zheng Yuan
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Affiliations: Department of Radiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, P.R. China, Radiation Oncology Center, The 1st Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000, P.R. China, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, P.R. China, Department of Radiology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China - Published online on: February 3, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2017.5420
- Pages: 1337-1346
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