Comparison of the determination of the local tumor extent of primary endometrial cancer using clinical examination and 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging compared to histopathology.
Kerstin A BrockerJan P RadtkePeter HallscheidtChristof SohnHeinz Peter SchlemmerCéline D AltPublished in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2019)
CE/US is sufficient for staging T1a endometrial cancer, while MRI provides higher sensitivity in detecting locally advanced tumors. Based on our results, combining CE/US and 3T MRI in patients with at least suspected deep myometrial invasion offers a more reliable workflow for individual treatment planning.
Keyphrases
- endometrial cancer
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- locally advanced
- diffusion weighted imaging
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- squamous cell carcinoma
- rectal cancer
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- lymph node
- pulmonary embolism
- energy transfer
- radiation therapy
- pet ct
- cell migration
- phase ii study
- electronic health record
- study protocol
- liquid chromatography