RECTAL CANCER STAGING
(last updated 11/13/2020, last reviewed 02/10/2022)
(last updated 11/13/2020, last reviewed 02/10/2022)
INDICATION: Rectal cancer staging. (Generally ordered by colorectal surgery, oncology, or GI).
SEQUENCES
SCOUT
AX HASTE WHOLE PELVIS
COR HASTE WHOLE PELVIS
AX TSE T2 SMALL FOV RECTUM/ANUS (small FOV ~ 22cm) short axis angled with rectal canal
COR TSE T2 SMALL FOV RECTUM/ANUS
SAG TSE T2 SMALL FOV RECTUM/ANUS
AX T1 SMALL FOV RECTUM/ANUS
AX DWI
AX HI RES/SMALL FOV RECTUM ANUS T1 FAT SAT PRE
AX HI RES/SMALL FOV RECTUM ANUS T1 FAT SAT POST
COR HI RES/SMALL FOV RECTUM ANUS T1 FAT SAT PRE
SAG HI RES/SMALL FOV RECTUM ANUS T1 FAT SAT PRE
WHOLE PELVIS AXIAL VIBE POST (AORTIC BIF TO PUBIC SYMPH -- TO ASSESS FOR ADENOPATHY)
Subtraction images
180 cc ULTRASOUND GEL ADMINISTERED PER RECTUM
