Abstract
The diagnostic approach to gynecological tumors includes anatomical and molecular imaging methods, representing a strong support for clinicians to define tumor extension, to plan the best treatment strategy and patient management. The possibility of combining morphological and functional information in a single examination, using hybrid positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) technique, represents a very promising tool in the different settings of gynaecologic tumors. In the present review, the current literature and potential clinical applications of PET/MRI in the most common types of gynecological tumors are discussed. The role of PET/MRI is in staging, restaging and after treatment of gynecological tumors is presented, focusing on cervical, endometrial and ovarian cancer. Moreover, the diagnostic accuracy of PET/MRI and the correlation between quantitative parameters (standardized uptake value and apparent diffusion coefficient) of PET/MRI hybrid systems are briefly reviewed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 211-220 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Clinical and Translational Imaging |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Cervical cancer
- Endometrial cancer
- Gynecological tumors
- Ovarian cancer
- PET/MRI
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging