Pathological characteristics and risk stratification in patients with stage I endometrial cancer: utility of apparent diffusion coefficient histogram analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Accurate pre-operative prediction of risk stratification using a non-invasive imaging tool is clinically important for planning optimal treatment strategies, particularly in early-stage endometrial cancer (EC). This study aimed to investigate the utility of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histogram analysis in evaluating the pathological characteristics and risk stratification in patients with Stage I EC.

Methods

Between October 2009 and December 2014, a total of 108 patients with surgically proven Stage I EC (endometrioid type = 91; non-endometrioid type = 17) excluding stage ≥II that underwent preoperative 3T-diffusion-weighted imaging without administration of contrast medium were enrolled in this retrospective study. Risk stratification was divided into f

SUBMITTER: An T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328053 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature