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Schleder, Stephan ; May, Matthias ; Scholz, Carsten ; Dinkel, Johannes ; Strotzer, Quirin David ; Einspieler, Ingo ; Dollinger, Marco ; Schreyer, Andreas G. ; Grassinger, Jochen ; Schicho, Andreas

Diagnostic Value of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging with Background Body Signal Suppression (DWIBS) for the Pre-Therapeutic Loco-Regional Staging of Cervical Cancer: A Feasibility and Interobserver Reliability Study

Schleder, Stephan , May, Matthias, Scholz, Carsten, Dinkel, Johannes, Strotzer, Quirin David , Einspieler, Ingo, Dollinger, Marco , Schreyer, Andreas G., Grassinger, Jochen and Schicho, Andreas (2023) Diagnostic Value of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging with Background Body Signal Suppression (DWIBS) for the Pre-Therapeutic Loco-Regional Staging of Cervical Cancer: A Feasibility and Interobserver Reliability Study. Current Oncology 30 (1), pp. 1164-1173.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 18 Jan 2023 09:44
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.53550


Abstract

(1) Background: cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths and the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice for loco-regional staging of cervical cancer in the primary diagnostic workup beginning with at least stage IB. (2) Methods: we retrospectively analyzed 16 patients with histopathological proven ...

(1) Background: cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths and the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice for loco-regional staging of cervical cancer in the primary diagnostic workup beginning with at least stage IB. (2) Methods: we retrospectively analyzed 16 patients with histopathological proven cervical cancer (FIGO IB1-IVA) for the diagnostic accuracy of standard MRI and standard MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging with background body signal suppression (DWIBS) for the correct pre-therapeutic assessment of the definite FIGO category. (3) Results: In 7 out of 32 readings (22%), DWIBS improved diagnostic accuracy. With DWIBS, four (13%) additional readings were assigned the correct major (I-IV) FIGO stages pre-therapeutically. Interobserver reliability of DWIBS was weakest for parametrial infiltration (k = 0.43; CI-95% 0.00-1.00) and perfect for tumor size <2 cm, infiltration of the vaginal lower third, infiltration of adjacent organs and loco-regional nodal metastases (k = 1.000; CI-95% 1.00-1.00). (4) Conclusions: the pre-therapeutic staging of cervical cancer has a high diagnostic accuracy and interobserver reliability when using standard MRI but can be further optimized with the addition of DWIBS sequences when reporting is performed by an experienced radiologist.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleCurrent Oncology
Publisher:MDPI
Place of Publication:BASEL
Volume:30
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:1
Page Range:pp. 1164-1173
Date13 January 2023
InstitutionsMedicine > Lehrstuhl für Röntgendiagnostik
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10.3390/curroncol30010089DOI
KeywordsPARAMETRIAL INVOLVEMENT; TUMOR SIZE; CARCINOMA; METAANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; MRI; DWIBS; cervical cancer; staging
Dewey Decimal Classification600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-535501
Item ID53550

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