A magnetomotive ultrasound combines standard diagnostic ultrasound equipment with the application of an external time-varying magnetic field. The investigators aim to use this equipment to improve preoperative diagnostics in rectal cancer.
The investigators will compare magnetomotive ultrasound with MRI and pathology report on specimens extracted during surgery.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
28
MMUS will be used to perform diagnostics, we will compare with MRI and histology
Dept. of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Ostra
Gothenburg, Sweden
RECRUITINGAccuracy of lymph node diagnosis compared to pathology report
Accuracy of lymph node diagnosis - a comparison between the findings with the device and the pathology report
Time frame: 1 hour postoperatively
Accuracy of lymph node diagnosis compared to MRI
Accuracy of lymph node diagnosis compared to MRI
Time frame: 1 hour postoperatively
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