%0 Journal Article
%T Renal cell carcinoma: preoperative evaluate the grade of histological malignancy using volumetric histogram analysis derived from magnetic resonance diffusion kurtosis imaging
%A Guangyao Wu
%A Jingyun Cheng
%A Ke Wang
%A Yan Wang
%J SCIE-indexed Journal
%D 2019
%X Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common pathological type of kidney cancer. Its global morbidity and mortality increased at a rate of about 2¨C3% per decade (1). Histologic grade of RCC affects both patient¡¯s prognosis and surgical planning. Consequently, an accurate preoperative assessment is essential (2,3). Histologic grade is mainly based on the Fuhrman classification system, which requires a needle biopsy or postoperative pathological examination. However, a biopsy is inherently invasive with multiple possible complications. Problems such as sampling errors and observer variability limit its application (4,5). Therefore, there is a need to develop non-invasive preoperative assessment methods
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