The Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) is a useful biomarker in predicting metastatic colon cancer using the ADC-value of the primary tumor

• Elias Nerad ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Elias Nerad, Andrea Delli Pizzi, Max J. Lahaye

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Nerad19@hotmail.com

  Affiliations University of Maastricht and GROW School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Radiology, Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge University Hospitals NHS trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2333-9600

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• Andrea Delli Pizzi ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Elias Nerad, Andrea Delli Pizzi, Max J. Lahaye

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

  Affiliation Institute for Advanced Biomedical Technology (ITAB), Gabriele d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2011-3753

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• Doenja M. J. Lambregts,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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• Monique Maas,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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• Sharan Wadhwani,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of radiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Birmingham Hospitals NHS trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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• Frans C. H. Bakers,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2327-4712

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• Harrie C. M. van den Bosch,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Radiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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• Regina G. H. Beets-Tan,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations University of Maastricht and GROW School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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• Max J. Lahaye

  Contributed equally to this work with: Elias Nerad, Andrea Delli Pizzi, Max J. Lahaye

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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