Video-based course (recorded 2015)

"Imaging protocols"
Speaker: Sofia Gourtsoyianni (London, United Kingdom)
Learning objectives:
• to become familiar with state-of-the-art MRI and US protocols for rectal cancer staging.
• to understand the normal appearances of the rectum and perirectal tissues on cross-sectional imaging.
• to understand the advantages and disadvantages of imaging techniques in evaluating the rectum.

"Challenges in staging, treatment decisions and surgery for high rectal cancer"
Speaker: Luis Curvo-Semedo (Coimbra, Portugal)
Learning objectives:
• to learn about the clinical relevance of tumour height in rectal cancer.
• to become familiar with the treatment options in high rectal cancer and their pros and cons.
• to appreciate the challenges in staging high rectal cancer and approaches to improving staging accuracy.

"Assessment after neoadjuvant treatment"
Speaker: Regina Beets-Tan (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Learning objectives:
• to understand the role of imaging in treatment response assessment of rectal cancer.
• to learn about imaging features which identify viable disease after chemo-radiation.
• to appreciate the role of imaging in the modern management of patients with rectal cancer.