Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging in rectal carcinoma |
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| Authors: | R J Johnson J P Jenkins I Isherwood R D James P F Schofield |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Manchester. |
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T1 and T2 relaxation times have been calculated in 30 patients with rectal carcinoma and seven patients with a fibrotic pelvic mass. The relaxation times were calculated using a multipoint iterative method with data from seven total saturation recovery and six spin-echo sequences. The results show that the calculated T1 relaxation value is a useful discriminant between carcinoma and pelvic fibrosis and should improve the detection of early tumour recurrence. |
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