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[[MRI]] in colon cancer is used to determine the extent of the spread of the tumor to the [[liver]], [[lung]], [[brain]] and lymph nodes. MRI is also used for staging the cancer. | [[MRI]] in colon cancer is used to determine the extent of the spread of the tumor to the [[liver]], [[lung]], [[brain]] and lymph nodes. MRI is also used for staging the cancer. | ||
MRI scans can be helpful in patients with rectal cancers to see if the tumor has spread into nearby structures. To improve the accuracy of the test, | MRI scans can be helpful in patients with rectal cancers to see if the tumor has spread into nearby structures. To improve the accuracy of the test, an endorectal MRI can be performed. | ||
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Revision as of 13:10, 15 July 2015
Colorectal cancer Microchapters |
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Colorectal cancer MRI On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Colorectal cancer MRI |
To view the MRI of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), click here
To view the MRI of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), click here
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Saarah T. Alkhairy, M.D.
Overview
MRI in colon cancer is used to determine the extent of the spread of the tumor to the liver, lung, brain and lymph nodes. MRI is also used for staging the cancer. MRI scans can be helpful in patients with rectal cancers to see if the tumor has spread into nearby structures.
MRI
MRI in colon cancer is used to determine the extent of the spread of the tumor to the liver, lung, brain and lymph nodes. MRI is also used for staging the cancer.
MRI scans can be helpful in patients with rectal cancers to see if the tumor has spread into nearby structures. To improve the accuracy of the test, an endorectal MRI can be performed.