Evaluation of the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging for staging endometrial cancer. A prospective study of 100 cases at the Dorset Cancer Centre

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 232-235

  Ortashi, Osman ^a   Jain, Seema ^a   Emannuel, Oedyop ^a   Henry, Richard ^a   Wood, Angus ^a   Evans, Jeremy ^a  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrial cancer; MRI; Staging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 41049110820     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.02.029     Document Type: Article

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