Rectal cancer MRI: protocols, signs and future perspectives radiologists should consider in everyday clinical practice

Rectal cancer MRI: protocols, signs and future perspectives radiologists should consider in everyday clinical practice

Abstract Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows to non-invasively evaluate rectal cancer staging and to assess the presence of “prognostic signs” such as the distance from the anorectal junction, the mesorectal fascia infiltration and the extramural vascular invasion. Moreover, MRI plays a crucial...

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Main Authors: Andrea Delli Pizzi, Raffaella Basilico, Roberta Cianci, Barbara Seccia, Mauro Timpani, Alessandra Tavoletta, Daniele Caposiena, Barbara Faricelli, Daniela Gabrielli, Massimo Caulo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-04-01
Series:Insights into Imaging
Subjects:
Magnetic resonance imaging
Diffusion-weighted imaging
Locally advanced rectal cancer
Chemo-radiation treatment response
Complete responders
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13244-018-0606-5

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