Mri of early rectal cancer; bisacodyl micro-enema increases submucosal width, reader confidence, and tumor conspicuity

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• What: The authors wanted to investigate if a bisacodyl micro-enema can increase submucosal width in the tumorbearing wall, improve readers` confidence and tumor conspicuity, and finally influence the diagnostic performance of MRI to identify ERC suitable for LE. The authors report on a third effect, the induction of submucosal edema, a finding already registered by Ciggaar et_al investigating MRI of endometriosis . The aim of the study was to evaluate if the widening of the submucosa could improve the T-staging of ERC by better displaying the layers of the rectal wall and improving the depiction of . . .
  

   

  

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