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Cervical Cancer
CT and MR imaging were moderately sensitive in detecting nodal metastases
January 19th, 2006
Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging were both moderately sensitive in detecting lymph node involvement in cervical carcinoma. According to a study from Italy, "Lymph nodes status in cervical carcinoma is important in therapeutic planning, and the role of CT and MR is controversial. This paper aims to evaluate their accuracy in diagnosing nodal metastases in patients with cervical carcinoma. We reviewed, retrospectively and blindly, CT and MR of 62 patients, before surgical lymph node resection: 45 of these patients had presurgical chemotherapy." "Lymph nodes were defined metastatic by CT and MRI when larger than 1 cm short...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-19)
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