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Objectives <p>To provide up-to-date consensus recommendations on the acquisition, interpretation and reporting of MRI for the primary staging of rectal cancer.</p> Materials and methods <p>A panel of twenty-six abdominal imaging experts from the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) engaged in an online consensus process, led by three non-voting chairs. The process adhered to an adapted version of the RAND-UCLA appropriateness method. A total of 126 items were scored (22 general, 55 on primary staging, 49 on restaging after neoadjuvant treatment) and classified using ≥ 80% as the cut-off to establish consensus.</p> Results <p>Consensus was reached for 121 items (96%). The current manuscript addresses the resulting general recommendations and those focused on baseline staging. Key updates compared to the previous guideline editions include more detailed recommendations for image acquisition, adoption of the sigmoid take-off as a landmark to discern rectal from sigmoid cancer, updated definition of mesorectal fascia involvement by a distance of ≤ 1 mm, including involvement by irregular nodes and extramural vascular invasion; a transition to a patient-level approach for cN-category assessment with updated criteria for lateral nodes including a ≥ 7 mm size threshold, and recommendations on the limited use of DWI for primary staging.</p> Conclusions <p>These updated expert consensus recommendations serve as clinical guidelines for the primary staging of rectal cancer using MRI. Recommendations for restaging and response evaluation after neoadjuvant treatment are addressed in a separate publication.</p> Key Points <p><Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Question</Emphasis> <i>Since the last ESGAR rectal imaging guideline update, the rectal cancer treatment landscape has further evolved, necessitating updates to the existing guidelines</i>.</p> <p><Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Findings</Emphasis> <i>An online consensus process involving 26 panellists led to 96% consensus across 121 items discussed, including 22 general items and 55 related to primary staging</i>.</p> <p><Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Clinical relevance</Emphasis> <i>Key updates related to primary staging include more detailed recommendations for image acquisition, adoption of the sigmoid take-off, refined criteria for MRF involvement, a new patient-level approach for cN-assessment, and recommendations on the limited use of DWI</i>.</p> Graphical Abstract <p></p>

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MRI to guide clinical management of rectal cancer: updated consensus recommendations from the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR)—PART I primary staging

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    2026年1月29日

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  • Juan-Ramón Ayuso,
  • Svetlana Balyaniskova,
  • Regina G. H. Beets-Tan,
  • Ivana Blazic,
  • Lennart Blomqvist,
  • Damiano Caruso,
  • Filippo Crimì,
  • Luís Curvo-Semedo,
  • Raphaëla C. Dresen,
  • Marc J. Gollub,
  • Vicky Goh,
  • Kirsten Gormly,
  • Sofia Gourtsoyianni,
  • Bengi Gurses,
  • Christine Hoeffel,
  • Andreas M. Hötker,
  • Natally Horvat,
  • Davide Ippolito,
  • Seung Ho Kim,
  • Andrea Laghi,
  • Max J. Lahaye,
  • Doenja M. J. Lambregts,
  • Monique Maas,
  • Stephanie Nougaret,
  • Cinthia D. Ortega,
  • Emilio Quaia,
  • Søren R. Rafaelsen,
  • Pablo Rodríguez Carnero,
  • Inês Santiago,
  • Saugata Sen,
  • Soleen Stocker-Ghafoor,
  • Jaap Stoker

摘要

Objectives

To provide up-to-date consensus recommendations on the acquisition, interpretation and reporting of MRI for the primary staging of rectal cancer.

Materials and methods

A panel of twenty-six abdominal imaging experts from the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) engaged in an online consensus process, led by three non-voting chairs. The process adhered to an adapted version of the RAND-UCLA appropriateness method. A total of 126 items were scored (22 general, 55 on primary staging, 49 on restaging after neoadjuvant treatment) and classified using ≥ 80% as the cut-off to establish consensus.

Results

Consensus was reached for 121 items (96%). The current manuscript addresses the resulting general recommendations and those focused on baseline staging. Key updates compared to the previous guideline editions include more detailed recommendations for image acquisition, adoption of the sigmoid take-off as a landmark to discern rectal from sigmoid cancer, updated definition of mesorectal fascia involvement by a distance of ≤ 1 mm, including involvement by irregular nodes and extramural vascular invasion; a transition to a patient-level approach for cN-category assessment with updated criteria for lateral nodes including a ≥ 7 mm size threshold, and recommendations on the limited use of DWI for primary staging.

Conclusions

These updated expert consensus recommendations serve as clinical guidelines for the primary staging of rectal cancer using MRI. Recommendations for restaging and response evaluation after neoadjuvant treatment are addressed in a separate publication.

Key Points

Question Since the last ESGAR rectal imaging guideline update, the rectal cancer treatment landscape has further evolved, necessitating updates to the existing guidelines.

Findings An online consensus process involving 26 panellists led to 96% consensus across 121 items discussed, including 22 general items and 55 related to primary staging.

Clinical relevance Key updates related to primary staging include more detailed recommendations for image acquisition, adoption of the sigmoid take-off, refined criteria for MRF involvement, a new patient-level approach for cN-assessment, and recommendations on the limited use of DWI.

Graphical Abstract