Imaging Technology

MRI's usefulness in diagnosis of benign and malignant pelvic tumors reviewed

Published in Cancer Weekly, September 28th, 2004

An overview of magnetic resonance imaging as a tool for diagnosis of benign and malignant pelvic tumors recently was presented by a group of radiologists.

"Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an accepted imaging method for diagnosing diseases of the female pelvis," said E.A.M. Hauth and colleagues, University Klinikum Essen.

They addressed MRI-assisted diagnosis of:

1) Uterine leiomyomas: "Sagittal T2-weighted fast spin echo sequences can be effectively applied to diagnose leiomyomas of the uterus and provide exact pretreatment measurements of size and localization," Hauth and coauthors said.

2) Endometrial...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-09-28)

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