| Imaging of ovarian cancer. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 8574048 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Cross sectional imaging continues to play an increasingly important role in ovarian cancer diagnosis, staging, and treatment follow-up. Screening for ovarian cancer remains a controversial subject. The combined use of clinical examination, CA-125, and endovaginal ultrasound (US) are being advocated for high risk patients but consensus recommendation for screening awaits further studies. In characterization of an ovarian neoplasm US is indisputedly the primary imaging approach. Only when US is inconclusive are further studies warranted. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is generally preferred to computer tomography (CT). A prospective MRI-CT clinical trial has not been performed as yet. Preoperative staging by imaging is slowly gaining its acceptance. This is mostly due to the awareness of the difficulties and inaccuracy in surgical staging when unsuspected extensive disease is present. Furthermore, in known resectable ovarian cancer, primary chemotherapeutic cytoreduction may be a better treatment option. Accuracy of CT and MRI in staging ovarian cancer is similar, CT, however, is faster, more widely available, and less expensive; these are important attributes that are decisive in this time of health reimbursement constraints. |
| | |
Authors:
|
R Forstner; M Chen; H Hricak |
Related Documents
:
|
19333688 - Role of carbon-11 choline pet/ct in the management of uterine carcinoma: initial experi... 19776658 - Limitations of pet/ct in determining need for neck dissection after primary chemoradiat... 20332708 - The value of 11c-5-hydroxy-tryptophan positron emission tomography in neuroendocrine tu... 12468348 - Contribution of whole-body 18fdg pet imaging in the management of cervical cancer. 16765248 - Diagnosis and management of primary chylous ascites. 11583338 - The role of ultrasonography in the detection of adrenal masses: comparison with compute... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI Volume: 5 ISSN: 1053-1807 ISO Abbreviation: J Magn Reson Imaging Publication Date: 1995 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1996-03-08 Completed Date: 1996-03-08 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9105850 Medline TA: J Magn Reson Imaging Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 606-13 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Zentralrontgeninstitut, LKA-Salzburg, Austria. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / instrumentation, methods Mass Screening Neoplasm Staging / methods Ovarian Neoplasms / diagnosis*, physiopathology, prevention & control, therapy Prognosis |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Unsupervised measurement of brain tumor volume on MR images.
Next Document: Ex vivo evaluation of ferromagnetism, heating, and artifacts of breast tissue expanders exposed to a...