Linked Life Data

2737535

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/2737535

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-28
pubmed:abstractText
Fifteen patients with FIGO stage I biopsy confirmed endometrial adenocarcinoma underwent preoperative pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate the presence and depth of myometrial invasion. Imaging was performed with a Diasonics superconducting imaging system operating at 0.35 T (15 MHz); multislice multi-spin-echo pulse sequences were used exclusively, with 5-mm contiguous sections. All patients then received primary therapy consisting of abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Imaging findings were then compared with the uterine specimen histopathology. MRI was accurate in predicting the presence or absence of invasion in 13 of 15 cases (87%) and was able to discriminate superficial from deep invasion in 9 of 11 cases (82%). Based on our findings, we conclude that MRI appears to be an excellent technique for determining myometrial invasion, and that it may play a significant role in the preoperative planning of a thorough search for lymphatic spread in those patients considered to be at high risk by virtue of myometrial invasion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0090-8258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
94-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Magnetic resonance imaging determination of myometrial invasion in endometrial carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas 75235-9032.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article