Prospective Evaluation of Preoperative 3 Tesla MRI in the Diagnosis of Rectal Carcinoma
L Winter, E Lopez-Haeninnen, S Tullius, H Bruhn, J Ricke, R Felix · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2005 · Heft 04
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to prospectively investigate the ability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3 Tesla to depict the topographical anatomical relations and tumor stage of rectal carcinoma compared to histology. Methods: Fifteen patients with suspected or histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the rectum, who were referred for elective staging underwent an MRI of the pelvis. Because of stenotic and painful endoluminal tumor tissue a phased-array surface coil was used. Sagittal and transversal T1 and T2 weighted images were acquired with fast-spin-echo technique. Diagnostic quality of the ima…
