ReviewEuropean radiology2018
Magnetic resonance imaging for clinical management of rectal cancer: Updated recommendations from the 2016 European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) consensus meeting.
Review in European radiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT07404228 (Multidimensional Study Designed to Develop a Methodological Framework Based on MRI Data to Predict Pathological Complete Response), which is not on this map. Cited by 456 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Multidimensional Study Designed to Develop a Methodological Framework Based on MRI Data to Predict Pathological Complete Response (pCR) in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Treatment
Who cites it
456 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,023 citations in OpenAlex.
- Watch-and-Wait strategy for locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Node-RADS: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic performance, category-wise malignancy rates, and inter-observer reliability.European radiology · 2025Pooled it
- Advancements in Image-Based Analyses for Morphology and Staging of Colon Cancer: A Comprehensive Review.BioMed research international · 2025Pooled it
- Prognostic value of lateral lymph node metastasis in pretreatment MRI for rectal cancer in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by surgical resection without lateral lymph node dissection: A systemic review and meta-analysis.European journal of radiology · 2024Pooled it
- Split scar sign to predict complete response in rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2024Pooled it
- CT staging performance in an international trial of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced colon cancer.The British journal of radiology · 2025Trial
- CT-based radiogenomic analysis to predict high-risk colon cancer (ATTRACT): a multicentric trial.European radiology · 2025Trial
- Effects of mesenteric artery ligation level on patients with locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a retrospective cohort study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2024Trial
- MRI Predicts Residual Disease and Outcomes in Watch-and-Wait Patients with Rectal Cancer.Radiology · 2024Trial
- Baseline MRI predictors of successful organ preservation in the Organ Preservation in Rectal Adenocarcinoma (OPRA) trial.The British journal of surgery · 2024Trial
- De-escalated total neoadjuvant therapy for the non-operative management of rectal cancer: Results of the NOM-3/TNT prospective cohort study.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2026Article
- Deep learning reconstruction enables accelerated T2-weighted MRI for rectal cancer staging: a prospective study of diagnostic consistency across NEX value reduction.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Article
- Artificial intelligence for evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging-detected extramural vascular invasion in rectal cancer.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Delayed-phase MRI-unified imaging paradigm for early rectal cancer T-staging.European radiology · 2026Article
- MRI assessment of extramural venous invasion in rectal cancer: a practical pictorial review.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- An MRI-based habitat radiomics nomogram for preoperative prediction of lymphovascular invasion in rectal cancer patients.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Article
- Contrast-enhanced MRI improves diagnostic accuracy in stage Tis-T1 rectal cancer: a head-to-head comparison with endorectal ultrasound.European radiology · 2026Article
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- Novel scoring system for the preoperative computed tomographic diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer patients.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Performance of dual-layer spectral CT-based extracellular volume fraction to assess Ki-67 proliferation status in rectal cancer: comparison with diffusion kurtosis imaging.Insights into imaging · 2026Article
396 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
19 authors at 14 institutions in 11 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesTo update the 2012 ESGAR consensus guidelines on the acquisition, interpretation and reporting of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for clinical staging and restaging of rectal cancer.
methodsFourteen abdominal imaging experts from the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) participated in a consensus meeting, organised according to an adaptation of the RAND-UCLA Appropriateness Method. Two independent (non-voting) Chairs facilitated the meeting. 246 items were scored (comprising 229 items from the previous 2012 consensus and 17 additional items) and classified as 'appropriate' or 'inappropriate' (defined by ≥ 80 % consensus) or uncertain (defined by < 80 % consensus).
resultsConsensus was reached for 226 (92 %) of items. From these recommendations regarding hardware, patient preparation, imaging sequences and acquisition, criteria for MR imaging evaluation and reporting structure were constructed. The main additions to the 2012 consensus include recommendations regarding use of diffusion-weighted imaging, criteria for nodal staging and a recommended structured report template.
conclusionsThese updated expert consensus recommendations should be used as clinical guidelines for primary staging and restaging of rectal cancer using MRI. KEY POINTS: • These guidelines present recommendations for staging and reporting of rectal cancer. • The guidelines were constructed through consensus amongst 14 pelvic imaging experts. • Consensus was reached by the experts for 92 % of the 246 items discussed. • Practical guidelines for nodal staging are proposed. • A structured reporting template is presented.
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