Is rectal MRI beneficial for determining the location of rectal cancer with respect to the peritoneal reflection?

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 296-301

  Jung, Eun Joo ^a   Ryu, Chun Geun ^a   Kim, Gangmi ^a   Kim, Su Ran ^a   Nam, Sang Eun ^a   Park, Hee Sun ^a   Kim, Young Jun ^a   Hwang, Dae Yong ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Peritoneal reflection; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL EXCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERITONEAL REFLECTION; PERITONEUM; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84877986729     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10019-012-0038-7     Document Type: Article

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