Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	6069
Country	Switzerland

Received	2013-10-01 18:33
Peer-Review Started	2013-10-01 20:25
To Make the First Decision	2013-10-22 16:18
Return for Revision	2013-10-23 19:33
Revised	2013-11-06 17:56
Second Decision	2013-11-18 20:56
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-11-19 12:07
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Typeset the Manuscript	2013-12-11 08:42
Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-12-18 10:00

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Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Colorectal cancer: Current imaging methods and future perspectives for the diagnosis, staging and therapeutic response evaluation
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Maka Kekelidze, Luigia D'Errico, Michele Pansini, Anthony Tyndall and Joachim Hohmann
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Corresponding Author	Maka Kekelidze, MD, PhD, Clinic of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland. maka.kekelidze@usb.ch
Key Words	Colorectal cancer; Imaging; Staging; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Diffusion weighted imaging; Contrast enhanced ultrasound
Core Tip	This state-of-the-art review article covers current and future contribution of various imaging modalities in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Primary local staging, metastatic spread, restaging and posttreatment response evaluation are discussed in depth using emerging techniques such as virtual computed tomography (CT) colonoscopy, endorectal ultrasound and positron emission tomography/CT. The role and indications of more recently developed techniques as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with diffusion weighted images and hepatobiliary contrast materials are evaluated. The challenges and evolving role of functional imaging with MRI spectroscopy and hepatic transit time analysis using MRI and contrast enhanced ultrasound in the detection of liver metastases are also covered.
Publish Date	2013-12-18 10:00
Citation	Kekelidze M, D’Errico L, Pansini M, Tyndall A, Hohmann J. Colorectal cancer: Current imaging methods and future perspectives for the diagnosis, staging and therapeutic response evaluation. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(46): 8502-8514
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i46/8502.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8502

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