Cervical carcinoma: optimized local staging with intravaginal contrast-enhanced MR imaging--preliminary results.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
Ten patients suspected of having cervical carcinoma underwent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging before and after opacification of the vagina with a mixture of barium, water, and maltodextrin/calcium lactate. Use of vaginal contrast medium resulted in improved visualization of the vaginal wall, lumen, and fornices in all patients and in a change in local tumor stage in two patients (20%). This technique may contribute to improved noninvasive staging of cervical carcinoma.
Medical subject headings
- Contrast Media
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms