Extramural vascular invasion (EMVI) has been found as an independent risk factor for recurrence and distant metastasis in patients with gastric cancer. Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) has been applied in diagnosis of different cancers. In this study, we research into the value of DCE-MRI parameters and ADC in predicting EMVI and the prognostic significant. It was found that Ktrans, Ve and ADC are independent predictors of pathological EMVI in LAGC, and MRI-predicted EMVI (mrEMVI) confirmed to be a poor prognosis predictor in terms of 2-year recurrence-free survival (RFS).
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