Preoperative Evaluation of Local Invasion from Rectal Cancer Using High Resolution T_2 Weighted Imaging

Objective To evaluate high-resolution T2 weighted imaging in preoperatively judging local invasion of rectal cancer. Methods A total of 49 patients with pathologically-proved rectal cancer,who had not received chemotherapy or radiotherapy and were planed to receive surgery,underwent MRI scanning,including high resolution T2 weighted and conventional T2 weighted sequences. T2 weighted and conventional T2 weighted images were independently...