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Background: To investigate the efficacy of thin-section oblique axial magnetic resonance (MR) images in evaluating cervical invasion by endometrial carcinoma.
Methods: Sixty-seven patients with endometrial carcinoma were evaluated with pathologic correlation. We compared the accuracy in the assessment of cervical invasion by endometrial carcinoma between parasagittal MR images and thin-section oblique axial MR images by using T2-weighted and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted pulse sequences.
Results: Cervical invasion by endometrial carcinoma was confirmed by pathologic examination. Cervical invasion was seen in 16 patients. The accuracy rates of parasagittal T2-weighted images, thin-section oblique axial T2-weighted images, parasagittal contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images, and thin-section oblique axial contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images were 74.7%, 89.5%, 82.0%, and 95.5%, respectively. Statistically significant differences were seen between parasagittal T2-weighted images and thin-section oblique axial T2-weighted images (p= 0.002) and between parasagittal contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images and thin-section oblique axial contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images (p= 0.003).
Conclusion: Thin-section oblique axial MR images are considered to be useful for the assessment of cervical invasion by endometrial carcinoma.
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Received: 20 July 1998/Revision accepted: 30 December 1998
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Shibutani, O., Joja, I., Shiraiwa, M. et al. Endometrial carcinoma: efficacy of thin-section oblique axial MR images for evaluating cervical invasion. Abdom Imaging 24, 520–526 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900553
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