Diagnostic Accuracy of MRI for Assessment of T-category, Lymph Node Metastases, and Circumferential Resection Margin Involvement in Patients with Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: MRI is increasingly being used for rectal cancer staging. The purpose of this study was to summarize published evidence to determine the accuracy of MRI for T-category, lymph node (LN) metastases, and circumferential resection margin (CRM) involvement in rectal cancer. METHODS: Sensit...

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Main Author: Al-Sukhni, Eisar
Other Authors: Kennedy, Erin
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/32223