Single-centre evaluation and staging of rectal carcinoma on a 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging and correlation with histological profile.

Purpose: To assess magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of rectal carcinoma in correlation with pathology, and to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 3-Tesla MRI.

Material And Methods: A total of 86 patients were included. 3T MR imaging was conducted pre-operatively, with imaging data correlated to pathology results.