Quantitative assessment of mesorectal fat: new prognostic biomarker in patients with mid-to-lower rectal cancer.

Jiyoung YoonEun Yong ChungJoon Seok LimMyeong-Jin Kim

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• Mesorectal fat area is associated with the prognosis of rectal cancer patients. • Mesorectal fat area can be calculated easily in pre-operative CT scan. • Predicting prognosis of the cancer patient before operation is important.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
adipose tissue
computed tomography
fatty acid
papillary thyroid
dual energy
magnetic resonance imaging
image quality
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance