Improved detection of a tumorous involvement of the mesorectal fascia and locoregional lymph nodes in locally advanced rectal cancer using DCE-MRI.
Marco ArmbrusterMelvin D'AnastasiVeronika HolznerMartin E KreisOlaf DietrichBernhard BrandlhuberAnno GraserMartina BrandlhuberPublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2018)
DCE-MRI considerably increases both sensitivity and specificity for the detection of small mesorectal lymph node metastases (≥ 5 mm but < 10 mm) and sufficiently improves specificity of a suspected MRF infiltration in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- locally advanced
- lymph node
- contrast enhanced
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- magnetic resonance imaging
- phase ii study
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- sentinel lymph node
- magnetic resonance
- diffusion weighted imaging
- label free
- computed tomography
- radiation therapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- study protocol
- quantum dots