Ewha Med J.  1999 Mar;22(1):49-54. 10.12771/emj.1999.22.1.49.

Diagnostic Value of Enhanced MRI with Gd-DTPA in the T Staging of Colorectal Carcinoma

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.
  • 2Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
We studied to determine the usefulness of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) in the preoperative evaluation of invasion of colorectal cancer and to compare its usefulness with the conventional CT. To observe the enhancement pattern of colorectal wall after iv administration of Gd-DTPA between normal and cancerous wall. MATERIALS & METHODS: Twenty patients with colon cancer and 8 patients with rectosigmoid cancer, who were diagnosed between October 1997 and June 1998 by barium enema, colonoscopic biopsy were evaluated. The patients population consisted of 16 men and 12 women, with ages ranging from 46 to 68 years(mean 61years). Preoperative staging was done by conventional CT and dynamic MRI. All MR images were performed with 1.5T superconducting magneting unit(Vision, Siemens, Erlangen, Germany). 2D-FLASH(Fast Low-Angle Shot) sequence was used for the dynamic and delayed images(TR/TE/NEX/FA=72.5-117.3/4.1/1/80degrees), and acquisition time of 13-15sec. For the dynamic images, five MR images were obtained with a single breath hold. Precontrast images(axial, or sagittal or coronal) was obtained first, and then dynamic MR images were obtained at 30, 60, 90, 120sec after intravenous injection of 0.1mmol/kg Gd-DTPA. Ten to fifteen delayed images were also obtained with the interval of 4-5 minutes with a single breath hold. Preoperative staging of CT and MRI were decided with a consensus by two radiologists. Pathologic staging were done by TNM classification.
RESULTS
The dynamic MR image-determined stage of colorectal cancer correlated with histopathologic findings in 2 of 3 pT2 tumor(67%), 19 of 21 pT3(90%), and 4 of 4 pT4 tumors(100%). MRI correctily diagnosed tumor deposits of involved lymph nodes in 16 patients, overall accuracy was 57%(16/28%). And the signal intensities after IV Gd-DTPA administration between the cancerous wall and normal wall ws not significantly different at the 30, 60, and 90 seconds MR images with the indifferent Student t-test(p>0.05).
CONCLUSION
Dynamic MRI has a role for the preoperative assesment of colorectal carcinoma.

Keyword

Colon; Rectum; Carcinoma; Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)

MeSH Terms

Barium
Biopsy
Classification
Colon
Colonic Neoplasms
Colorectal Neoplasms*
Consensus
Enema
Equidae
Female
Gadolinium DTPA*
Humans
Injections, Intravenous
Lymph Nodes
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Rectum
Barium
Gadolinium DTPA
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