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Staging rectal cancer with MRI

With the advent of powerful gradient coil systems and high-resolution surface coils, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has come into tis own in being able to assess the relationship of a rectal tumor to surrounding organs and tissues. MRI is currently the only imaging modality that is highly accurate in predicting whether or not it is likely that a tumor can be resected without leaving cells behind and, therefore,  provides important information

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