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Cervical Cancer
Researchers from Medical University of Vienna detail new studies and findings in the area of cervical cancer
July 2nd, 2009
In this recent article published in the journal Strahlentherapie und Onkologie, scientists in Vienna, Austria conducted a study "To assess the importance of the information obtained from MRI for adaptive cervix cancer radiotherapy. 49 patients with cervix cancer, treated by external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and MRI-assisted high-dose-rate brachytherapy +/- concomitant cisplatin, underwent MRI at diagnosis and at the time of brachytherapy fractions. 190 MRI examinations were performed." "Pretreatment scans were correlated with clinical examination (CE) findings. Measurements in 3-D of the tumor extension and also of the distance from the tumor to the pelvic side...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-07-02)
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