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Insights into Imaging
Fig. 1 | Insights into Imaging

Fig. 1

From: MRI-detected extramural venous invasion of rectal cancer: Multimodality performance and implications at baseline imaging and after neoadjuvant therapy

Fig. 1

Venous anatomy of the rectum. The upper 2/3 of the rectum drains via the superior rectal vein (A SRV) into the inferior mesenteric vein (B IMV). The lower 1/3 of the rectum drains via the middle (a MRV) and inferior rectal vein (a’ IRV) into the internal iliac vein (b IIV), common iliac vein (c CIV), and inferior vena cava (d IVC)

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