Atualiza23 l Gastrointestinal- Cancer of the rectum: Evaluation by MRI

Luciana Costa

Natally Horvat

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• To develop familiarity with the technique of targeted MRI examination for staging rectal neoplasia;
•  Interpretation of the initial staging test;
• Interpretation of the restaging test after neoadjuvance;
• Interpretation/evaluation of the particularities of low rectal neoplasia;
•  Interpretation/evaluation of the particularities of early tumors.

This course focuses on magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of patients with rectal cancer. Lectures will be provided on the main aspects of the use of MRI in the evaluation of rectal cancer, including the evaluation of anatomy and dedicated examination protocol and the full spectrum of staging of middle, high and low rectal tumors, restaging after neoadjuvant treatment with a focus on clinically relevant issues and new developments in diagnosis and treatment.

Before the day of the interactive live online course, all students will be provided with theory lessons and exams on the dicom platform for pre-analysis.

On the day of the live course, the cases will be evaluated and discussed interactively with the participants in a multidisciplinary environment, focusing on the key points for the report.