MRI cT1-2 rectal cancer staging accuracy: a population-based study.

R Detering Stefan E Van Oostendorp Vincent Maurice Meyer Susan van Dieren A C R K Bos Jan Willem T DekkerO ReerinkJ H T M van WaesbergheCorrie A M Marijnen Leon M G Moons Regina G H Beets-Tan Roel Hompes H L van Westreenen Pieter J Tanis Jurriaan B Tuynmannull null

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2020)

This Dutch population-based analysis of patients who underwent local excision or TME surgery for cT1-2 rectal cancer based on preoperative MRI staging revealed substantial overstaging, indicating the weaknesses of MRI and missed opportunities for organ preservation strategies.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
rectal cancer
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
locally advanced
magnetic resonance
diffusion weighted imaging
lymph node
dual energy
image quality
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
patients undergoing
positron emission tomography
percutaneous coronary intervention