An MR image of a rectal carcinoma. A thickened rectum wall shows slightly higher signals on the T2WI map.

An MR image of a rectal carcinoma. A thickened rectum wall shows slightly higher signals on the T2WI map.</p

ROC curves displaying the diagnostic performance for MD, MK, and MD-MK in assessing different levels of MSH2.

ROC curves displaying the diagnostic performance for MD, MK, and MD-MK in assessing different levels of MSH2.</p

ROC curves displaying the diagnostic performance for MD, MK, and MD-MK in assessing different levels of MLH1.

ROC curves displaying the diagnostic performance for MD, MK, and MD-MK in assessing different levels of MLH1.</p

An MR image of a rectal carcinoma. On the MD map, the lesion is the low signal.

An MR image of a rectal carcinoma. On the MD map, the lesion is the low signal.</p

ROC curves displaying the diagnostic performance for MD, MK, and MD-MK in assessing different levels of MSH6.

ROC curves displaying the diagnostic performance for MD, MK, and MD-MK in assessing different levels of MSH6.</p

An MR image of a rectal carcinoma. The MK map shows unevenly high signals.

An MR image of a rectal carcinoma. The MK map shows unevenly high signals.</p

Correlations between MD, MK, and MMR protein expression.

Correlations between MD, MK, and MMR protein expression.</p

ROC curves displaying the diagnostic performance for MD, MK, and MD-MK in assessing different levels of <i>HER2</i>.

ROC curves displaying the diagnostic performance for MD, MK, and MD-MK in assessing different levels of HER2.</p

Receiver operating characteristic analysis of MD, MK, and MD-MK from different MMR proteins.

Receiver operating characteristic analysis of MD, MK, and MD-MK from different MMR proteins.</p

The comparison of MD and MK between different grades for median (bootstrap-based confidence intervals) levels of MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and <i>HER2</i> expression.

The comparison of MD and MK between different grades for median (bootstrap-based confidence intervals) levels of MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and HER2 expression.</p