The qualitative and quantitative characteristics of serous endometrial carcinoma on MRI: applying a novel nomogram for predicting an aggressive histological type.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To comprehensively describe MRI characteristics of serous endometrial carcinoma (SEC) and distinguish SEC from endometrioid endometrial carcinoma (EEC).

Methods

We retrospectively recruited 62 patients from a tertiary center with pathologically proven endometrioid cancers (37 SEC and 25 EEC) as the training set. MRI image interpretation was blindly interpreted by two experienced radiologists with consensus reading. Both qualitative and quantitative characteristics on MRI were recorded case by case. Histological findings were retrieved from the hospital information system. Fifty-four samples (27 SEC and 27 EEC) from the external hospital were treated as the testing set.

Results

The qualitative MRI characteristics had no statistical difference between the SEC

SUBMITTER: Ling R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11949794 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature