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The Added Role of MR Imaging in Treatment Stratification of Patients with Gynecologic Malignancies: What the Radiologist Needs to Know

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The purpose of this review is to highlight the added role of MR imaging in the treatment stratification and overall care of patients with endometrial, cervical, or ovarian cancer.
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Advances in MR imaging techniques, along with the growing role of the radiologist as part of a multidisciplinary treatment-planning team, have become central in tailoring treatment options and frequently lead to modifications in the therapeutic approach in patients with gynecologic malignancies.

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Cervical Malignancies: Status of MRI

TL;DR: MRI has emerged as the most sensitive noninvasive imaging modality for accurately assessing the tumor volume, parametrial invasion, pelvic wall/lymph node involvement and bladder or rectal invasion.
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Impact of incorporating Magnetic Resonance Imaging in FIGO Staging of Primary Carcinoma Cervix: Experience from a tertiary cancer center

TL;DR: In this article, the role and accuracy of MRI in staging carcinoma cervix, its correlation with clinical FIGO and histopathological staging with emphasis on how it can change treatment plan.
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Imaging Recommendations for Diagnosis, Staging, and Management of Uterine Cancer

TL;DR: The FIGO staging system for endometrial carcinoma is primarily surgical and includes total hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and lymphadenectomy as mentioned in this paper .
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Which factors predict parametrial involvement in stage IB cervical cancer? A Chinese multicentre study.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors explore the clinicopathological risk factors influencing parametrial involvement (PI) in stage IB cervical cancer patients and compare the oncological outcomes between Q-M type B radical hysterectomy (RH) group and Q-m type C RH group.
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Cancer statistics, 2010

TL;DR: The American Cancer Society as mentioned in this paper estimated the number of new cancer cases and deaths expected in the United States in the current year and compiles the most recent data regarding cancer incidence, mortality, and survival based on incidence data from the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries and mortality data from National Center for Health Statistics.
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Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Cancer Biomarker: Consensus and Recommendations

TL;DR: DW-MRI should be tested as an imaging biomarker in the context of well-defined clinical trials, by adding DW-MRI to existing NCI-sponsored trials, particularly those with tissue sampling or survival indicators, and standards for measurement, analysis, and display are needed.
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