Comparing two liver imaging scans before treatment for rectal cancer
Compares a shorter liver MRI with a special CT scan in adults with rectal cancer.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Liver Magnetic Resonance Imaging Before Treatment for Rectal Cancer. A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Key facts
- Where
- Gothenburg, SwedenSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with suspected or diagnosed rectal cancer who are being considered for further scans before treatment. It compares a short liver MRI with a liver CT scan.
- Age
- Adults over 18 years (minimum age 18 Years)
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Rectal cancer that was found by endoscopy or by clinical examination (suspected or diagnosed), and not yet treated.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Cannot have an MRI scan (for example claustrophobia, a pacemaker or certain metal parts in the body)
- Benign (non-cancer) disease of the rectum or squamous cell carcinoma
- Rectal cancer that has come back (recurrent)
- Cannot understand the trial information
Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
Where in Sweden
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital/ÖstraGothenburg, SwedenTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Vastra Gotaland Region
- Trial code
- NCT05215535
- Record updated
- 19 August 2024
- Original description
This multicentre randomized controlled trial aims to investigate whether an abbreviated MRI is comparable to a combined single venous phase CT with an additional 3 min equilibrium phase of the liver, in the pretreatment radiological workup in patients with rectal cancer.Read full original descriptionShow less
Limerick - Liver Magnetic Resonance Imaging Before Treatment for Rectal Cancer. A Randomised Controlled Trial.
This multicentre randomized controlled trial aims to investigate whether an abbreviated MRI is comparable to a combined single venous phase CT with an additional 3 min equilibrium phase of the liver, in the pretreatment radiological workup in patients with rectal cancer.
Inclusion: Adults >18 years of age; Endoscopically or clinically diagnosed with (suspected) rectal cancer and considered for further radiological investigation; Are able to understand trial information and provide oral and written consent.
Exclusion: Patients diagnosed with benign disease of the rectum or squamous cell carcinoma; Patients diagnosed with recurrent rectal cancer; Patients unable to undergo MRI (causes may include claustrophobia, presence of pacemaker or certain metal components in their body); Patients unable to understand the trial information.