The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal cancer (EC) is the eighth more frequent cancer worldwide, with a poor prognosis. Initial staging is critical to decide on the best individual treatment approach. Current modalities for the assessment of EC are irradiating techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) and positron emission...
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| author | Anna Pellat Anthony Dohan Philippe Soyer Julie Veziant Romain Coriat Maximilien Barret |
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| description | Esophageal cancer (EC) is the eighth more frequent cancer worldwide, with a poor prognosis. Initial staging is critical to decide on the best individual treatment approach. Current modalities for the assessment of EC are irradiating techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography/CT, or invasive techniques, such as digestive endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive and non-irradiating imaging technique that provides high degrees of soft tissue contrast, with good depiction of the esophageal wall and the esophagogastric junction. Various sequences of MRI have shown good performance in initial tumor and lymph node staging in EC. Diffusion-weighted MRI has also demonstrated capabilities in the evaluation of tumor response to chemoradiotherapy. To date, there is not enough data to consider whole body MRI as a routine investigation for the detection of initial metastases or for prediction of distant recurrence. This narrative review summarizes the current knowledge on MRI for the management of EC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd62c5f6dad6413ba7f39819803013542023-11-23T22:46:28ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942022-02-01145114110.3390/cancers14051141The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Esophageal CancerAnna Pellat0Anthony Dohan1Philippe Soyer2Julie Veziant3Romain Coriat4Maximilien Barret5Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75014 Paris, FranceUniversité de Paris, 75006 Paris, FranceUniversité de Paris, 75006 Paris, FranceUniversité de Paris, 75006 Paris, FranceDepartment of Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75014 Paris, FranceDepartment of Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75014 Paris, FranceEsophageal cancer (EC) is the eighth more frequent cancer worldwide, with a poor prognosis. Initial staging is critical to decide on the best individual treatment approach. Current modalities for the assessment of EC are irradiating techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography/CT, or invasive techniques, such as digestive endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive and non-irradiating imaging technique that provides high degrees of soft tissue contrast, with good depiction of the esophageal wall and the esophagogastric junction. Various sequences of MRI have shown good performance in initial tumor and lymph node staging in EC. Diffusion-weighted MRI has also demonstrated capabilities in the evaluation of tumor response to chemoradiotherapy. To date, there is not enough data to consider whole body MRI as a routine investigation for the detection of initial metastases or for prediction of distant recurrence. This narrative review summarizes the current knowledge on MRI for the management of EC.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/5/1141esophageal cancermagnetic resonance imagingstaging |
| spellingShingle | Anna Pellat Anthony Dohan Philippe Soyer Julie Veziant Romain Coriat Maximilien Barret The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Esophageal Cancer Cancers esophageal cancer magnetic resonance imaging staging |
| title | The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Esophageal Cancer |
| title_full | The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Esophageal Cancer |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Esophageal Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Esophageal Cancer |
| title_short | The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Esophageal Cancer |
| title_sort | role of magnetic resonance imaging in the management of esophageal cancer |
| topic | esophageal cancer magnetic resonance imaging staging |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/5/1141 |
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