Mesorectal Fascia Invasion after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Accuracy of MR Imaging for Prediction

Abstract

Postchemoradiation MR imaging findings have moderate accuracy for predicting tumor invasion of the MRF related to the limitation in differentiating between diffuse "fibrotic" tissue with and that without small tumor foci. Specific other types of morphologic patterns at MR imaging can highly predict a tumor-free or invaded MRF.