Predictive value of T2-weighted imaging and contrast-enhanced MR imaging in assessing myometrial invasion in endometrial cancer: A pooled analysis of prospective studies

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 435-449

  Wu, Lian Ming ^a,b   Xu, Jian Rong ^a   Gu, Hai Yan ^a   Hua, Jia ^a   Haacke, E Mark ^b   Hu, Jiani ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced MR imaging; Endometrial carcinoma; Myometrial invasion; Pooled analysis; T2 weighted imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DATA EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; METASTASIS; MYOMETRIAL INVASION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUSCEPTIBILITY WEIGHTED IMAGING;

EID: 84875416577     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2609-9     Document Type: Article

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