Virtual Rectal cancer staging and restaging on MRI

Description

MRI is the main diagnostic tool used for the primary staging and treatment stratification of rectal cancer, and also plays a key role in assessing response after neoadjuvant treatment to help select potential candidates for organ-preserving treatments.

In this case-based workshop, participants are offered the chance to review more than 100 MRI scans of real-life clinical rectal cancer cases with hands-on feedback from an international faculty of experts. Participants are offered a variety of lectures which include practical tips on how to perform and report MRI for primary staging and restaging, a multidisciplinary perspective from our expert surgeon and radiation oncologist, a future outlook on the role of AI in rectal cancer imaging, and live MDT discussions.

This is a ± one month virtual workshop (‘study at your own pace’), including one full-day online kick-off webinar on Dec 10, one month of case-based online training from home, and virtual meet the expert session via Zoom on January 23/24.

Target group

Senior residents, general radiologists or abdominal radiologists with an interest in abdominal and/or oncologic imaging. At least some previous experience in reading rectal MRI is recommended.

Learning objectives

• To understand the role of rectal MRI and its impact on treatment planning
• To know how to write a good quality staging and restaging report
• To learn the main pearls and pitfalls of MR image interpretation
• To understand the benefit of modern techniques such as functional imaging and AI
• To know the role and limitations of rectal MRI in the era of organ preservation