8th Baltic Congress of Radiology

08.10.2022 Tallinn, Estonia

Role of MRI in locally advanced rectal cancer

Ingrida Pikūnienė (Lithuania)

Radiologist, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences KAUNO KLINIKOS

Biography: Specialized in abdomen and pelvic radiology from 2015. Currently, is an PhD of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences with a PhD topic „Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of the effectiveness of preoperative chemotherapy without radiation therapy in patients with stage II and III rectal cancer“. From 2021 has a certificate of MRI Prostate Detection (The Prostate MR Reference Cencer, department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine of the Radbound university medical center, Nijmegen) and now is an expert in another PhD study „Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and genetic urinary biomarkers value in diagnosing clinically significant prostate cancer“.

Presentation

Small Hall

Synopsis: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the world - fourth most common reason of death from cancer amongst males and third most common among females. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique which provides more detailed anatomical images due to high spatial resolution, superior contrast resolution, and multiplanar capability. Accurate assessment of the tumour location, depth of invasion, lymph node involvement, circumferential resection margin status and extramural venous invasion are the precondition for optimal clinical management and therapy selection of rectal cancer. Despite major improvements in technique resulting in better MRI image quality, rectal cancer staging is still challenging on the day-to-day practice.

This agenda item is presented in the following session: S6-2 Oncology Imaging

Plenary session

08.10.2022 11:00 - 12:30