Preoperative assessment of myometrial and cervical invasion in endometrial carcinoma: Comparison of multi-section dynamic MR imaging using a three dimensional FLASH technique and T2-weighted MR imaging

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-210

  Emlik, D ^a   Kiresi, D ^a   Ozdemir S ^a   Çelik, Ç ^a   Karakose S ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endometrial carcinoma; MR imaging; Stage; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERINE CERVIX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77953483923     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2010.02160.x     Document Type: Article

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