Prognostic factors and functional imaging in rectal cancer

• Published in: Radiología (English ed.) Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 45 - 58
• Main Authors: García Figueiras, R, Caro Domínguez, P, García Dorrego, R, Vázquez Martín, A, Gómez Caamaño, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier España 01.01.2012
• Subjects: Cáncer rectal; Diffusion; Difusión; Factores pronósticos; Functional imaging; Imagen funcional; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prognostic factors; Radiology; Rectal cancer; Resonancia magnética; Resonancia magnética; Cáncer rectal; Rectal cancer; Magnetic resonance imaging; Difusión; Imagen funcional; Diffusion; Factores pronósticos; Prognostic factors; Functional imaging

Abstract The outcome of treatment for rectal cancer in recent years has been improved by diverse advances in the field of surgery and in neoadjuvant oncologic therapies. Heald's introduction of the concept of the mesorectum as an anatomical unit (total mesorectal excision) in 1982 and the gener...