Usefulness of Gd-DTPA contrast-enhanced dynamic MRI and serum determination of LDH and its isozymes in the differential diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma from degenerated leiomyoma of the uterus

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 354-361

  Goto, A ^a   Takeuchi, S ^b   Sugimura, K ^a   Maruo, T ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kobe National Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Degenerated leiomyoma; Dynamic MRI; Gadolinium DTPA; LDH isozymes; Leiomyosarcoma

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS MYOMA;

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036322346     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1438.2002.01086.x     Document Type: Article

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