Magnetic resonance imaging in profound diagnosing of the cancer of uterine cervix

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the diagnostic value of MRI in cervical cancer patients.

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Materials and methods: Magnetic resonance tomography was carried out in 52 patients with cervical cancer. MRI was performed at 1,5 T using the following sequences: T1- weighted and T2- weighted TSE. The diagnoses were confirmed by histological examination of tumor specimens in all cases.

Results: The signals from all tumors were of high intensity at T2W1 even in small tumors. The depth of invasion was estimated on the depth of germinal layer of the cervix. In 5 observations it was considered as deep, that correlated with histological examinations. The invasion of adjacent organs was revealed at presence of obliteration of a signal of high intensity from the fat between tumor and bladder or rectum at TIW1 in two patients. Histologically confirmed involvement of lymph nodes was revealed in 6 patients.

Conclusion: Magnetic resonance tomography helps to specify the degree of dissemination of pathologic process, the stage of the disease and to choose the treatment modalities.