According to the main international clinical guidelines, the recommended treatment for
locally-advanced rectal cancer is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery …

To date, diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) is included in routine magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) protocols for several cancers. The real additive role of DWI lies in the …

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) is dedicated to ensuring high-
quality patient care by advancing the science, prevention, and management of disorders …

Objectives This study was conducted in order to establish the joint Society of Abdominal
Radiology (SAR) and European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) guidelines on …

Purpose Pathologic complete tumor response after chemoradiation in patients with locally
advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is associated with a favorable prognosis and allows organ …

Background Adequate MRI-based staging of early rectal cancers is essential for decision-
making in an era of organ-conserving treatment approaches. The aim of this population …

Introduction This work describes the development of a novel radiomics phantom designed
for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that can be used in a multicenter setting. The …

Purpose To investigate the value of T2-radiomics combined with anatomical MRI staging
criteria from pre-treatment rectal MRI in predicting complete response to neoadjuvant …

Purpose Distant metastases are currently the main cause of treatment failure in locally
advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients. The aim of this research is to investigate a …

Objective To assess the added value of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to high-resolution
T2-weighted sequences (HRT2w) in MRI detection of extramural venous infiltration (EMVI) …