3D MRI segmentation and 3D circumferential resection margin evaluation for a standard rectal cancer assessment
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Lorenzon L, Bini F, Quatrale M, Biondi A, Persiani R, Di Pietropaolo M, Landolfi F, Iannicelli E, Marinozzi F, Balducci G, D'Ugo D
ISSN: 0391-9005
Recent studies focused on rectal cancer suggested that a 3D imaging segmentation obtained from MRI data could contribute in the definition of the circumferential resection margin (CRM) and in the assessment of the tumor regression following neo-adjuvant treatments. Here, we propose a method for defining and visualizing the circumferential margins using 3D MRI segmentation; this methodology was tested in a clinical study comparing 3D CRM assessment vs standard MRI imaging.