Open AccessStage and size using magnetic resonance imaging and endosonography in neoadjuvantly-treated rectal cancer
Author(s) -
Torbjörn Swartling,
Peter Kälebo,
Kristoffer Derwinger,
Bengt Gustavsson,
G. Kurlberg
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i21.3263
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , neoadjuvant therapy , colorectal cancer , radiology , stage (stratigraphy) , radiation therapy , biopsy , nuclear medicine , cancer , breast cancer , paleontology , biology
To assess the stage and size of rectal tumours using 1.5 Tesla (1.5T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and three-dimensional (3D) endosonography (ERUS).