The added role of MR imaging in treatment stratification of patients with gynecologic malignancies: what the radiologist needs to know

E Sala, AG Rockall, SJ Freeman, DG Mitchell… - Radiology, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Many treatment options are available to patients with endometrial, cervical, or ovarian
cancer. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging plays an important role in the patient journey …

Pearls and pitfalls in MRI of gynecologic malignancy with diffusion-weighted technique

S Nougaret, SH Tirumani, H Addley… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Developments in MRI techniques have increased the role of MRI in
assessment of the pelvis in women. The aims of this review are a short overview of pelvic …

Early-stage cervical cancer: tumor delineation by magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound—a European multicenter trial

E Epstein, A Testa, A Gaurilcikas, A Di Legge… - Gynecologic …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound (US) and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) in the preoperative assessment of early-stage cervical cancer …

New MR techniques in gynecologic cancer

JC Wakefield, K Downey, S Kyriazi… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Functional MR techniques report on a variety of biologic features of tumors:
dynamic contrast-enhanced, diffusion-weighted, and intrinsic susceptibility-weighted MRI …

Current concepts in the diagnosis and management of endometrial and cervical carcinomas

SH Tirumani, AKP Shanbhogue… - Radiologic …, 2013 - radiologic.theclinics.com
Endometrial and cervical cancers, the 2 most common gynecologic malignancies, have
distinct epidemiologic patterns, etiologic factors, and management strategies. Recent …

Routine pelvic MRI using phased-array coil for detection of extraprostatic tumour extension: accuracy and clinical significance

KH Hole, K Axcrona, AK Lie, L Vlatkovic, OM Geier… - European …, 2013 - Springer
Objectives To determine the accuracy and assess the clinical significance of surface-coil 1.5-
T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection of locally advanced prostate cancer …

Diseases of the female pelvis: advances in imaging evaluation

AC Brandão, AO Silva - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics, 2013 - mri.theclinics.com
Magnetic resonance (MR) has been widely accepted as a powerful imaging modality for the
evaluation of the pelvis because of its intrinsic superior soft tissue contrast compared with …

Aspects of therapy for cervical cancer in Germany 2012–results from a survey of german gynaecological hospitals

M Mangler, N Zech, A Schneider… - Geburtshilfe und …, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
Introduction: In spite of the existence of guidelines and international recommendations,
many aspects in the diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of patients with cervical cancer are not …

[HTML][HTML] Gynecologic tumors: how to communicate imaging results to the surgeon

S Rizzo, G Calareso, F De Maria, V Zanagnolo… - Cancer …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gynecologic cancers are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for female patients, with
an estimated 88,750 new cancer cases and 29,520 deaths in the United States in 2012. To …

Cancer diagnosis and treatment guidance: role of MRI and MRI probes in the era of molecular imaging

J Lu, F Feng, Z Jin - Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
MRI plays a unique role in cancer treatment from three perspectives: Firstly, MRI has
superior soft tissue resolution, which makes it indispensible in delineating, staging and …