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===Choice of modality===
 
===Choice of modality===
*'''[[MRI of rectal cancer]]''' is generally mandatory for both primary staging and restaging of rectal cancer.<ref name="Beets-TanLambregts2017"/>
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*'''[[MRI of rectal cancer]]''' is generally mandatory for both primary staging and restaging of a known rectal cancer.<ref name="Beets-TanLambregts2017"/>
 
*'''Endorectal ultrasound (EUS)''' is indicated for:<ref name="Beets-TanLambregts2017"/>
 
*'''Endorectal ultrasound (EUS)''' is indicated for:<ref name="Beets-TanLambregts2017"/>
 
:* Staging for early tumours considered for local excision
 
:* Staging for early tumours considered for local excision
 
:* Superior diagnostic performance for differentiating T1 from T2 tumors
 
:* Superior diagnostic performance for differentiating T1 from T2 tumors

Latest revision as of 20:08, 18 July 2019

Choice of modality

  • MRI of rectal cancer is generally mandatory for both primary staging and restaging of a known rectal cancer.[1]
  • Endorectal ultrasound (EUS) is indicated for:[1]
  • Staging for early tumours considered for local excision
  • Superior diagnostic performance for differentiating T1 from T2 tumors
  • 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Beets-TanLambregts2017