title: [Evaluation of myometrial invasion in patients with endometrial cancer by magnetic resonance imaging].
abstract: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has been widely used for the diagnosis of gynecologic disease. We studied the clinical usefulness of MRI in 34 patients with endometrial cancer from July, 1988 to August, 1991. Pre-operative pelvic MRI was carried out to evaluate the myometrial invasion in these patients. MRI was accurate in predicting the presence or absence of myometrial invasion in 23 of 34 cases (68%), while echo or CT (computed tomography) was accurate in 26% and 8%. In conclusion, MRI is considered to be the most useful examination for the evaluation of myometrial invasion in endometrial cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kashimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009215:Myometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology