title: Application of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosis of Uterus Cervical Carcinoma.
abstract: Effective treatment of Uterus Cervical Carcinoma (UCC) rely heavily on the precise pre-surgical staging. The conventional International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) system based on clinical examination is being applied worldwide for UCC staging. Yet its performance just appears passable. Thus, this study aims to investigate the value of applying Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with clinical examination in staging of UCC.
  
  
  
  A retrospective dataset involving 164 patients diagnosed with UCC was enrolled in this study. The mean age of this study population was 46.1 years (range, 28-#x2013;75 years). All patients underwent operations and UCC types were confirmed by pathological examinations. The tumor stages were determined by two experienced Gynecologist independently based on FIGO examinations and MRI. The diagnostic results were also compared with the post-operative pathologic reports. Statistical data analysis on diagnostic performance was then done and reported.
  
  
  
  The study results showed that the overall accuracy of applying MRI in UCC staging was 82.32%, while using FIGO staging method, the staging accuracy was 59.15%.
  
  
  
  MRI is suitable to evaluate tumor extent with high accuracy, and it can offer more objective information for the diagnosis and staging of UCC. Compared with clinical examinations based on FIGO, MRI illustrated relatively high accuracy in evaluating UCC staging, and is worthwhile to be recommended in future clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Jiangxi, China.
authors.forename: Jidong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, The Northwest Women and Children's Hospital, Xi-an, China.
authors.forename: Weiqiang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Daohui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Uterus Cervical Carcinoma; diagnosis