Yoshihiko Fukukura¹, Yuichi Kumagae¹, Koji Takumi¹, Hiroaki Nagano¹, Masanori Nakajo¹, Kiyohisa Kamimura¹, Takashi Iwanaga², Yuta Akamine³, and Takashi Yoshiura^1
1Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan, ²Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan, ³Philips Japan, Minatoku, Japan

Pseudo continuous arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI may be a promising non-invasive, inexpensive alternative to dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for predicting the treatment response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer.