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==Overview== | |||
[[Pelvic]] [[MRI]] may be diagnostic of anal cancer. | |||
==MRI Findings in Anal Cancer== | |||
MRI is the gold standard for the diagnosis of anal cancer. <ref name="radiopaedia">http://radiopaedia.org/articles/anal-cancer </ref> | |||
Common findings include: | |||
*T1: primary and recurrent tumours have low to intermediate signal intensity in comparison to skeletal muscle | |||
*T2: primary and recurrent tumours have high signal intensity in comparison to skeletal muscle | |||
*Nodal metastases have similar signal intensity to the primary tumour | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [2]
Overview
Pelvic MRI may be diagnostic of anal cancer.
MRI Findings in Anal Cancer
MRI is the gold standard for the diagnosis of anal cancer. [1] Common findings include:
- T1: primary and recurrent tumours have low to intermediate signal intensity in comparison to skeletal muscle
- T2: primary and recurrent tumours have high signal intensity in comparison to skeletal muscle
- Nodal metastases have similar signal intensity to the primary tumour