The importance of MRI for rectal cancer evaluation

MC Fernandes, MJ Gollub, G Brown - Surgical oncology, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has gained increasing importance in the management of
rectal cancer over the last two decades. The role of MRI in patients with rectal cancer has …

MRI for rectal cancer: staging, mrCRM, EMVI, lymph node staging and post-treatment response

DDB Bates, M El Homsi, KJ Chang, N Lalwani… - Clinical colorectal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rectal cancer is a relatively common malignancy in the United States. Magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) of rectal cancer has evolved tremendously in recent years, and has become a …

Lymph nodes evaluation in rectal cancer: where do we stand and future perspective

A Borgheresi, F De Muzio, A Agostini… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The assessment of nodal involvement in patients with rectal cancer (RC) is fundamental in
disease management. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is routinely used for local and …

Watch-and-wait approach to rectal cancer: the role of imaging

VS Jayaprakasam, J Alvarez, DM Omer, MJ Gollub… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
The diagnosis and treatment of rectal cancer have evolved dramatically over the past
several decades. At the same time, its incidence has increased in younger populations. This …

[HTML][HTML] How to measure tumour response in rectal cancer? An explanation of discrepancies and suggestions for improvement

ID Nagtegaal, R Glynne-Jones - Cancer treatment reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Various methods categorize tumour response after neoadjuvant therapy, including down-
staging and tumour regression grading. Response categories allow comparison of different …

Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of the accuracy of various lymph node staging criteria in rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Zhuang, Y Zhang, M Wei, X Yang, Z Wang - Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based lymph node staging remains a
significant challenge in the treatment of rectal cancer. Pretreatment evaluation of lymph …

MRI Predicts Residual Disease and Outcomes in Watch-and-Wait Patients with Rectal Cancer

H Williams, DM Omer, HM Thompson, ST Lin… - Radiology, 2024 - pubs.rsna.org
Background MRI plays a crucial role in restaging locally advanced rectal cancer treated with
total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT); however, prospective studies have not evaluated its ability …

Rectal MRI interpretation after neoadjuvant therapy

N Horvat, M El Homsi, J Miranda… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, several key advances in the management of locally advanced rectal cancer
have been made, including the implementation of total mesorectal excision as the standard …

[HTML][HTML] MRI assessment of complete response to preoperative chemoradiation therapy for rectal cancer: 2020 guide for practice from the Korean Society of …

SH Park, SH Cho, SH Choi, JK Jang… - Korean journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To provide an evidence-based guide for the MRI interpretation of complete tumor
response after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (CRT) for rectal cancer using visual …

Reduced field-of-view versus full field-of-view diffusion-weighted imaging for the evaluation of complete response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with …

S Jang, JM Lee, JH Yoon, JS Bae - Abdominal Radiology, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To determine whether reduced field-of-view (rFOV) DWI sequences can improve
image quality and diagnostic performance compared with conventional full FOV (fFOV) DWI …