Endorectal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for staging of early rectal cancers: how well does it work in practice?
Kristian OienHåvard Mjørud ForsmoCornelia RöslerKim NylundJo Erling WaageFrank PfefferPublished in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2019)
In a clinical setting, ERUS differentiated between benign and malignant tumors with high accuracy. The present findings support previous reports that ERUS and MRI have low accuracy for T-staging of early rectal cancer. We recommend that MRI be routinely combined with ERUS for the clinical examination of rectal tumors, since MRI consistently overstaged adenomas as cancer. In adenomas, MRI had no additional benefit for preoperative staging.
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- rectal cancer
- diffusion weighted imaging
- lymph node
- computed tomography
- pet ct
- magnetic resonance
- primary care
- healthcare
- locally advanced
- papillary thyroid
- emergency department
- lymph node metastasis
- radiation therapy
- adverse drug
- quality improvement
- electronic health record
- drug induced