Open AccessRole of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Derived Parameters as Imaging Biomarkers and Correlation with Clinicopathological Features in Carcinoma of Uterine Cervix
Author(s) -
Ramireddy Jeba Karunya,
Tharani Putta,
Stanley John,
Rajesh Kumar,
Saikat Das
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/29165.10426
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , effective diffusion coefficient , imaging biomarker , adenosquamous carcinoma , diffusion mri , cervical cancer , radiology , adenocarcinoma , nuclear medicine , cervix , cancer imaging , pathological , cancer , pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is emerging as a powerful tool in the evaluation and management of cervical cancer. The role of Diffusion Weighted Imaging (DWI) with Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) as a non-invasive imaging biomarker is promising in characterization of the tumour and prediction of response.