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. 2008 Jan 3;33(5):604–610. doi: 10.1007/s00261-007-9341-y

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Fig. 2. — Another example of poor anatomical detail on CT causing overestimation of MRF invasion in difficult anatomical regions. A Axial MS-CT image of distal rectal cancer (asterisk) showing tumor invasion of the anterior MRF (arrow) and vagina (v). B Axial T2-weighted MR images at the same level shows a tumor free anterior MRF and vagina (v) represented by a well-appreciated fat pad (arrow) between the tumor (asterisk) and the anterior MRF.