MRI is the modality of choice for staging rectal cancer to assist surgeons in obtaining negative surgical margins. MRI facilitates the accurate assessment of mesorectal fascia and the sphincter complex for surgical planning. Multiparametric MRI may also help in the prediction and estimation of response to treatment and in the detection of recurrent disease.
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