ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Endorectal Ultrasonography and Pelvic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Show Similar Diagnostic Accuracy in Local Staging of Rectal Cancer: An Update Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- MRI to guide clinical management of rectal cancer: updated consensus recommendations from the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR)-PART I primary staging.European radiology · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Performance of CT, MRI, and ERUS in Preoperative T- and N-Staging of Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Center Analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2026Article
- Assessing the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in identifying early rectal cancers suitable for endoscopic intermuscular dissection.Endoscopy · 2025Article
- Modern Approaches to Rectal Cancer: Integrating Endoscopic, Surgical, and Oncological Care.Cancers · 2025Review
- Accuracy and variability of locoregional staging in T1 rectal cancer: nationwide multicentre cohort study.BJS open · 2025Observational
- Diagnostic Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) of the Luminal Gastrointestinal Tract.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Early Rectal Cancer and Local Excision: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Quantitative analysis of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer: a retrospective study.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Endorectal Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography of Complex Rectal Adenoma and Early Rectal Cancer.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundEndorectal Ultrasonography (EUS-ERUS) and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are world-wide performed for the local staging of rectal cancer (RC), but no clear consensus on their indications is present, there being literature in support of both. The aim of this meta-analysis is to give an update regarding the diagnostic test accuracy of ERUS and pelvic MRI about the local staging of RC. MATERIALS AND
methodsA systematic literature search from November 2020 to October 2021 was performed to select studies in which head-to-head comparison between ERUS and MRI was reported for the local staging of rectal cancer. Quality and risk of bias were assessed with the QUADAS-2 tool. Our primary outcome was the T staging accuracy of ERUS and MRI for which pooled accuracy indices were calculated using a bivariable random-effects model. In addition, a hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic curve (hSROC) was created to characterize the accuracy of ERUS and MRI for the staging of T and N parameters. The area under the hSROC curve (AUC
resultsSeven studies and 331 patients were included in our analysis. ERUS and MRI showed a similar accuracy for the T staging, with AUC
conclusionsIn conclusion, ERUS and MRI are comparable imaging techniques for the local staging of rectal cancer.
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