title: A practical review of magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation and management of cervical cancer.
abstract: Cervical cancer is a leading cause of mortality in women worldwide. Staging and management of cervical cancer has for many years been based on clinical exam and basic imaging such as intravenous pyelogram and x-ray. Unfortunately, despite advances in radiotherapy and the inclusion of chemotherapy in the standard plan for locally advanced disease, local control has been unsatisfactory. This situation has changed only recently with the increasing implementation of magnetic resonance image (MRI)-guided brachytherapy. The purpose of this article is therefore to provide an overview of the benefits of MRI in the evaluation and management of cervical cancer for both external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy and to provide a practical approach if access to MRI is limited.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. emma.fields@vcuhealth.org.
authors.forename: Emma C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D061089:Radiotherapy, Image-Guided / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
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