The utility of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in cervical cancer

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Chen, Jianyu ^a   Zhang, Yun ^a,b   Liang, Biling ^a   Yang, Zehong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Cervical cancer; Cervix; Diffusion weighted MR imaging

Indexed keywords

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; BEFORE AND AFTER; CERVICAL AREA; CERVICAL CANCER; CERVICAL CANCERS; CERVICAL CARCINOMA; CERVICAL TISSUES; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; MR IMAGING; NORMAL TISSUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; SURFACE DIFFUSION; TISSUE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952881940     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.025     Document Type: Article

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