Diffusion-weighted imaging in the assessment of tumour grade in endometrial cancer
Open Access
- 1 November 2011
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 84 (1007), 997-1004
- https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/14980811
Abstract
Objective: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecological malignancy in developed countries. Histological grade and subtype are important prognostic factors obtained by pipelle biopsy. However, pipelle biopsy “samples” tissue and a high-grade component that requires more aggressive treatment may be missed. The purpose of the study was to assess the use of diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) in the assessment of tumour grade in endometrial lesions.Keywords
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