Utility of intravaginal ultrasound gel for local staging of cervical carcinoma on MRI

Atcı N., ÖZGÜR T., Öztürk F., DOLAPÇIOĞLU K. S.

Clinical Imaging, cilt.40, sa.6, ss.1104-1107, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2016.07.004
  • Dergi Adı: Clinical Imaging
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1104-1107
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cervical carcinoma, Magnetic resonance imaging, Ultrasound gel, Vaginal opacification
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose The aim of this study is to evaluate the utility of intravaginal ultrasound gel for the staging of cervical carcinoma on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to confirm the results with pathological staging. Methods Nine patients were included in the study. T2-weighted images were compared without and with vaginal gel (VG). Results Five patients were evaluated as overstaged on MRI without VG. After VG, the results were compatible with the pathological stages in all patients. Conclusions We suggest that this technique is easy, well tolerated, and effective, and it increases the accuracy rate of MRI staging in early cervical cancer.