title: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Other Imaging Modalities in Diagnostic and Tumor Response Evaluation.
abstract: Functional imaging is emerging as a valuable contributor to the clinical management of patients with rectal cancer. Techniques such as diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, perfusion imaging, and positron emission tomography can offer meaningful insights into tissue architecture, vascularity, and metabolism. Moreover, new techniques targeting other aspects of tumor biology are now being developed and studied. This study reviews the potential role of functional imaging for the diagnosis, treatment monitoring, and assessment of prognosis in patients with rectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Doenja M J
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lambregts
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maas
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marcel P M
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Stokkel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: r.beetstan@nki.nl.
authors.forename: Regina G H
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Beets-Tan
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011379:Prognosis; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome