CANCER 2024

“Imaging and Diagnosis for Planning the surgical and non-surgical procedure in rectal cancer-multidisciplinary approaching”

RECTAL MRI STAGING: A WEB-BASED APPROACH FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH

Dr. Ferdinand Bauer is co-author of the book Abstract Objectives: With this thesis we developed a practical web-based tool (iScore) and research infrastructure to investigate and validate visual diagnostic methods and staging templates on a large scale within the clinical context of rectal cancer.. Main aims and outcomes: MRI plays...

PEARLS AND PITFALLS OF STRUCTURED STAGING AND REPORTING OF RECTAL CANCER ON MRI: AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIREADER STUDY

Dr. Ferdinand Bauer is a member of the rectal MRI study group and co-author ABSTRACT Objectives: To investigate uniformity and pitfalls in structured radiological staging of rectal cancer. Method: Twenty-one radiologists (12 countries) staged 75 rectal cancers on MRI using a structured reporting template. Interobserver agreement (IOA) was calculated as...