Open AccessComparison of DWI and PET/CT in evaluation of lymph node metastasis in uterine cancer
Author(s) -
Kazuhiro Kitajima,
Erena Yamasaki,
Yuichi Kaji,
Koji Murakami,
Kazuro Sugimura
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v4.i5.207
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , radiology , lymphadenectomy , nuclear medicine , positron emission tomography , lymph node , endometrial cancer , diffusion mri , metastasis , pet ct , cancer , magnetic resonance imaging , pathology
To investigate diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) with IV contrast for the preoperative evaluation of pelvic lymph node (LN) metastasis in uterine cancer.