Clinical added value of MRI to CT in patients scheduled for local therapy of colorectal liver metastases (CAMINO): Study protocol for an international multicentre prospective diagnostic accuracy study

Abdominal computed tomography (CT) is the standard imaging method for patients with suspected colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) in the diagnostic workup for surgery or thermal ablation. Diffusion-weighted and gadoxetic-acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the liver is increasingly used to improve the detection rate and characterization of liver lesions.