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Our aim is to evaluate if different metabolic parameters obtained by F-FDG PET/CT and diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) can aid in neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy (RCT) response assessment in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients. Out of 20 LARC patients, who were planned to receive neoadjuvant RCT, 19 were included in this prospective study. Patients had F-FDG PET/CT and DW-MRI at initial staging, interim (2 weeks after onset of RCT) and after completion of RCT (post-therapy). Standardized uptake value (SU