Cervical carcinoma: optimized local staging with intravaginal contrast-enhanced MR imaging--preliminary results.
Ten patients suspected of having cervical carcinoma underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging before and after opacification of the vagina with a mixture of barium, water, and maltodextrin/calcium lactate. Use of vaginal contrast medium resulted in improved visualization of the vaginal wall, lumen, and fornices in all patients and in a change in local tumor stage in two patients (20%). This technique may contribute to improved noninvasive staging of cervical carcinoma.
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Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium. lieven.vanhoe@hnbe.com
Vanbeckevoort
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Oyen
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Itzlinger
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Vergote
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014621:Vagina
D003287:Contrast Media