Endovaginal coil combined with pelvic array coil magnetic resonance imaging for the preoperative staging of cervical cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate staging of cervical cancer via conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains challenging, suggesting a greater need for coil placement closer to the region of interest. This study aimed to determine the value of 3.0-T MRI with an endovaginal coil combined with the pelvic array coil (combined coil) in the preoperative staging of cervical cancer and its correlation with histopathology.

Methods

Patients with cervical cancer who received 3.0-T MR scans with the pelvic array coil and combined coil from January 2023 to March 2024 at The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University were included in the study. The accuracy of preoperative staging was compared between the two groups with surgical pathological staging as the gold standard, and

SUBMITTER: Wu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11994509 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature