Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Rectal Cancer: Technique and Pitfalls

Imaging Decisions MRI

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 10-16

  Vliegen, R F A ^a   Beets Tan, R G H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circumferential resection margin; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mesorectal fascia; Rectal cancer; Staging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0242556666     PISSN: 14333317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1617-0830.2003.70303.x     Document Type: Article

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