MR Imaging of Rectal Cancer

Natally Horvat; Iva Petkovska; Marc J Gollub

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2018.04.004

MR Imaging of Rectal Cancer

Radiol Clin North Am. 2018 Sep;56(5):751-774. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.04.004. Epub 2018 Jul 11.

Authors

Natally Horvat¹, Iva Petkovska², Marc J Gollub³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA; Department of Radiology, Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Adma Jafet 91, São Paulo, São Paulo 01308-050, Brazil.
² Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30119772
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2018.04.004

Abstract

This article aims to review current concepts in the management of patients with rectal cancer, including the most common surgical techniques, anatomic landmarks with MR imaging correlation, and the role of each imaging modality in local staging, focusing on MR imaging technique and its importance in primary staging, restaging, and local recurrence.

Keywords: Anatomy; MR imaging; Neoplasm recurrence; Neoplasm staging; Rectal neoplasms; Rectum.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Rectal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Rectum / diagnostic imaging