Molecular Imaging 2017

Assessing Therapy: Rectal Cancer

 MRI provides objective response assessment & judgement of whether R0 resection is viable following pre-operative therapy  Selection of patients with imaging CR following pre-operative therapy for ‘watch & wait’  Increasing importance of accurate MRI assessment: Extraluminal/nodal disease

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