Pretreatment MRI versus postoperative pathology in locoregional staging of rectal cancer
Although MRI remains the standard diagnostic technique for the locoregional assessment of rectal cancer, its accuracy for T- and N-staging in rectal cancer is low, particularly with regard to the distinction of T2 from T3a/b and the assessment of lymph nodes. The assessment of MRF and EMVI is much more reliable.
Authors
- Kristina I. Ringe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-135X)
- Susanne Merkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2676-9486)
- Sigmar Stelzner
- Stefan Fichtner-Feigl
Publication Details
- Journal
- Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.m2025.0226
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00