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Can paediatric radiologists resist RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumours)?

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The authors would like to thank Dr. J. Pritchard and Dr. P. Brock for their comments on the manuscript.

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  1. Radiology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, WC1N 3JH, UK

    Kieran McHugh

  2. Department of Radiology, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA

    Simon Kao

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Much of this article has already been published as a commentary in the British Journal of Radiology (BJR) in 2003, entitled "Response evaluation criteria in solid tumours (RECIST): problems and need for modifications in paediatric oncology?". Permission to re-publish this article in a modified form has been granted by the BJR.

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McHugh, K., Kao, S. Can paediatric radiologists resist RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumours)?. Pediatr Radiol 33, 739–743 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-003-1067-6

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