Breast Cancer

Pelvic MR imaging may enhance diagnostic analysis of endometrium in breast cancer patients

Published in Cancer Weekly, April 24th, 2006

Recent study results indicate that MR imaging of the pelvis could be used as a diagnostic tool in the follow-up diagnosis of the endometrium in breast cancer patients in tamoxifen therapy.

According to researchers in Germany, "The purpose of the study was to determine the value of MR imaging of the pelvis in the diagnostic work-up of the endometrium in breast cancer patients in tamoxifen therapy."

"MR imaging of the pelvis was performed on 24 patients (mean: 62 years, range: 51-74 years) and 30 healthy women (mean: 65 years, range: 51-73 years)," E. Hauth and colleagues of the Universitatsklinik Essen explained. "The volume of the uterus and cervix...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-04-24)

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