Fig. 9From: Role of magnetic resonance imaging in organ-preserving strategies for the management of patients with rectal cancerLow rectal cancer staging. High-resolution axial T2WI shows a semiannular lying lesion with tumor deposit extending to the mesorectal fat and threatening the mesorectal fascia (arrow). The lesion was staged as mrT3 with positive mesorectal fascia and positive EMVI. The patient was sent to nCRTBack to article page