Determining Colorectal Carcinoma Treatment Effectiveness Using a Fractional Order Calculus (FROC) Model
Session Number
B04
Advisor(s)
Frederick Damen, University of Illinois at Chicago Xiaohong Joe Zhou, University of Illinois at Chicago
Location
B-125 Tellabs
Start Date
28-4-2016 8:00 AM
End Date
28-4-2016 8:25 AM
Abstract
Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging observes the diffusion of water through tissue. Diffusion of water attenuates the signal received. The purpose of this study was to determine if the Fractional Order Calculus (FROC) model can be used to determine if the treatment of colorectal cancer patients is effective over the duration of radiation therapy. Sixty-eight patient datasets were collected and analyzed. Regions of interests (ROI) were drawn over colorectal tumors. The variables D0, beta, and mu describe properties of tumor tissue, and were used to determine if the treatment was effective over the duration of radiation therapy. A Mann-Whitney U- test was used to analyze the ROI information. The difference in the parameter values between the initial time point and each of the two following time points was not statically significant (P > 0.05). The FROC model was not able to determine if colorectal cancer treatment was effective.
Determining Colorectal Carcinoma Treatment Effectiveness Using a Fractional Order Calculus (FROC) Model
B-125 Tellabs
Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging observes the diffusion of water through tissue. Diffusion of water attenuates the signal received. The purpose of this study was to determine if the Fractional Order Calculus (FROC) model can be used to determine if the treatment of colorectal cancer patients is effective over the duration of radiation therapy. Sixty-eight patient datasets were collected and analyzed. Regions of interests (ROI) were drawn over colorectal tumors. The variables D0, beta, and mu describe properties of tumor tissue, and were used to determine if the treatment was effective over the duration of radiation therapy. A Mann-Whitney U- test was used to analyze the ROI information. The difference in the parameter values between the initial time point and each of the two following time points was not statically significant (P > 0.05). The FROC model was not able to determine if colorectal cancer treatment was effective.