Patient perspectives on repeated MRI and PET/CT examinations during neoadjuvant treatment o esophageal cancer

摘要

Objective: The perceived burden of diagnostic tests by patients during the assessment of esophageal cancer warrants attention with the current increase in repeated imaging for purposes of disease monitoring during and after treatment. The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the experienced burden associated with repeated MRI and positron emission tomography with integrated CT (PET/CT) examinations during neoadjuvant treatment for esophageal cancer from the perspective of the patient.