resonance imaging (MRI) magnetic can distinguish between the endometrial and cervical cancer in most cases where biopsy is unable to do so, according to a new study.
He concluded that radiologists with MRI could correctly identify the type of cancer, in 38 of 48 patients or 79 per cent which has had results inconclusive biopsy.
More than 43 000 women were newly diagnosed cancer of the endometrium, which begins in the lining of the uterus, in the United States last year, according to the National Cancer Institute of United States.
There were approximately 12,200 new cases of cancer of the cervix, which starts in the cervix or the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina, according to the NCI.
"In about 3% of cases, it is difficult to determine the site of cancer," said author of the study Dr. Heather HO, the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, in a press release by American Roentgen Ray Society. "Knowing the primary cancer site means that we can give patients the most appropriate treatment and save some unnecessary surgery patients."
The MRI images used in the study have been reviewed by two radiologists, experience of five years and the other with experience 18 of. Their diagnoses are most of the time, which shows that extensive experience is not crucial, according to it.
The study was presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the society in Chicago.
Because this study was presented at a medical meeting, the data and conclusions should be considered preliminary until published in a refereed journal.
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