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Chinese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics(Electronic Edition) ›› 2020, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (03): 257 -265. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.1673-5250.2020.03.002

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Healthy People, Healthy Society

Current research status on evaluation of endometrial carcinoma by MRI

Zhijun Ye1, Gang Ning1,(), Xuesheng Li1, Wanjing Bai1   

  1. 1. Department of Radiology, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
  • Received:2020-01-30 Revised:2020-05-09 Published:2020-06-01
  • Corresponding author: Gang Ning
  • About author:
    Corresponding author: Ning Gang, Email:
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research & Development Project(2017YFC0109004)

Endometrial carcinoma (EC) is one of three most common gynecological malignant tumors in China, and its incidence is with ascending tendency in recent years. EC is a relatively inert and curable disease in early stage, while it is highly aggressive in late stage or recurrence. The accurate preoperative evaluation is an important examination strategy for treatment of EC. MRI as the most accurate imaging examination method for EC can distinguish its clinical stage of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and evaluate its prognosis. In recent years, except for routine MRI, the application of dynamic contrast enhanced MR imaging (DCE-MRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) and other new imaging methods in preoperative and prognostic evaluation of EC have become a hotspot in this field. This paper focuses on the latest research status of relationship between MRI findings of patients with EC and its clinical stage of FIGO, new MRI technologies in diagnosis and treatment of EC patients, and predictive values of MRI in EC patients with fertility preservation.

表1 EC患者的FIGO临床分期与其术前MRI辅助检查结果比较
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