Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4242860 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America | 2007 | 29 Pages |
Abstract
MR imaging using anatomic, chemical, and functional information offers huge potential for the management of the gynecologic patient. By differentiating benign from malignant disease with very high specificity, it can aid the selection of patients requiring further treatment and determine the level of urgency. Staging accuracy, which equals that obtained at laparotomy, allows appropriate clinical expertise to be organized before surgery or the deferment of surgery until later in the treatment pathway and is a cost-effective use of resources. This article compares and contrasts MR imaging of gynecologic conditions at 1.5 and 3T and defines a role for high field imaging for these clinical conditions.
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Authors
Lindsay Turnbull, Susanne Booth,