MRI-based nomogram analysis: recognition of anterior peritoneal reflection and its relationship to rectal cancers

Abstract Background This study is aimed to explore the factors influencing the visualization of the anterior peritoneal reflection (APR) and evaluated the feasibility of measuring the distance from the anal verge to APR (AV-APR), the tumor height on MRI and the accuracy of determining the tumor loca...

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Main Authors: Shaoting Zhang, Fangying Chen, Xiaolu Ma, Minjie Wang, Guanyu Yu, Fu Shen, Xianhua Gao, Jianping Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-021-00583-7