Quantitative ultrasound assessment of breast tumor response to chemotherapy using a multi-parameter approach.

Journal: Oncotarget
Published Date: Jul 19, 2016

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study demonstrated the ability of quantitative ultrasound (QUS) parameters in providing an early prediction of tumor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in patients with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC).

Authors

  • Hadi Tadayyon
    Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Lakshmanan Sannachi
    Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Mehrdad Gangeh
    Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Ali Sadeghi-Naini
    Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • William Tran
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Maureen E Trudeau
    Division of Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Kathleen Pritchard
    Division of Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Sonal Ghandi
    Division of Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Sunil Verma
    Division of Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Gregory J Czarnota
    Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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