Magnetic resonance imaging and positron-emission tomography imaging in the 21st century as tools for the evaluation and management of patients with invasive cervical carcinoma.
For over 4 decades, the delivery of definitive radiotherapy to patients with carcinoma of the cervix has involved both external beam and brachytherapy. Both of these therapeutic modalities have been traditionally linked to 2-dimensional radiographic guidance. Currently, the staging of these tumors still resides in clinical examinations and 2-dimensional diagnostic x-rays. Recently, there have been significant technological developments in imaging, namely magnetic resonance imaging and positron-emission tomography. These novel radiologic advances have subsequently led to a number of investigational studies, which in turn have shown a "paradigm shift" not only in the diagnosis but also in the radiation delivery used for patients with invasive carcinoma of the cervix.
Wolfson
Aaron H
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Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. awolfson@med.miami.edu
D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control