MRI of rectal disorders.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this pictorial essay is to provide a review of the diseases involving the rectal wall with an emphasis on the key clinical and radiologic differentiating features.


CONCLUSIONS
A wide spectrum of disease processes can involve the rectum in adults. MRI is the technique of choice in the definitive diagnosis of these disease conditions, mainly because of its superior tissue contrast differentiation.
Hoeffel
Christine C
CC
Department of Radiology, Université Paris-Descartes Faculté de Medecine Cochin Port-Royal, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184 Rue du Faubourg, Saint-Antoine 75571, Paris cedex 12, France. christine.hoeffel@sat.ap-hop-paris.fr
Azizi
Louisa
L
Mourra
Najat
N
Lewin
Maïté
M
Arrivé
Lionel
L
Tubiana
Jean-Michel
JM
D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary