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Rectal MRI: a multidisciplinary approach to optimising imaging for patient benefit

Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK with approximately 42,000 new cases diagnosed annually. Rectal cancers account for between a quarter and a third of these. These cancers typically arise from malignant changes of colorectal adenomas. Adenomas are common and discovered in at least a quarter of colonoscopic procedures. MRI plays […]

Terence McGuckin, Juliet Polkey, Dr Anita Wale

St George's Hospital, London

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MR-guided radiotherapy for rectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK, with rectal cancer accounting for approximately 20-30% of all cases and men being affected more than women. Treatment of rectal cancer is not only to prevent disseminated disease, but to reduce the risk of local recurrence (LR). Unfortunately LR causes significant morbidity and distress […]

Dr Manasi Ingle, Dr Shreerang Bhide

The Institute of Cancer Research

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Magnetic resonance imaging of rectal cancer

Rectal cancer (RC) is one of the most common gastrointestinal malignancies in the western world, with a high mortality rate; 15,000 new cases are diagnosed each year in the UK, accounting for a third of all colorectal cancers. Adenocarcinoma is the main histological subtype of rectal cancer, accounting for 98%. The position of the rectum […]

Dr M Elsayed, Dr V Rudralingam

University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust

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