[Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis in the diagnosis of cervical carcinoma -- review]

E A Hauth; R Kimmig; M Forsting

doi:10.1055/s-2006-921336

[Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis in the diagnosis of cervical carcinoma -- review]

Zentralbl Gynakol. 2006 Apr;128(2):60-7. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-921336.

[Article in German]

Authors

E A Hauth¹, R Kimmig, M Forsting

Affiliation

¹ Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie und Neuroradiologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen. elke.hauth@uni-essen.de

PMID: 16673246
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-921336

Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an accepted imaging method for diagnosing cervical cancer staging before therapy and for recurrent cervical carcinoma. This review article describes the usefulness and the limits of MRI in the diagnosis of cervical cancer. Typical manifestations are illustrated with sample images.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Cervix Uteri / pathology
Female
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis
Neoplasm Staging
Pelvis / pathology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology