MR Imaging of Cervical Cancer

Krupa Patel-Lippmann; Jessica B Robbins; Lisa Barroilhet; Bethany Anderson; Elizabeth A Sadowski; James Boyum

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2017.03.007

MR Imaging of Cervical Cancer

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2017 Aug;25(3):635-649. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2017.03.007. Epub 2017 May 27.

Authors

Krupa Patel-Lippmann¹, Jessica B Robbins², Lisa Barroilhet³, Bethany Anderson⁴, Elizabeth A Sadowski⁵, James Boyum⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
² Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
⁵ Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA. Electronic address: esadowski@uwhealth.org.
⁶ Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902, USA.

PMID: 28668164
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2017.03.007

Abstract

Cervical cancer is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide despite advances in screening and prevention. Although cervical cancer remains clinically staged, the 2009 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics committee has encouraged the use of advanced imaging modalities, including MR imaging, where available, to increase the accuracy of staging, guide treatment, and detect recurrence. Understanding the multiple roles of advanced imaging in the evaluation of cervical cancer will help radiologists provide an accurate and useful report to the referring clinicians.

Keywords: Cervical cancer; FIGO; MR imaging; PET/CT; Staging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cervix Uteri / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*