HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Figures Only Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Google Scholar Articles by Iyer, V. R. Articles by Lee, S. I. PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Iyer, V. R. Articles by Lee, S. I. Social Bookmarking                      What's this? Hotlight (NEW!) What's Hotlight?

MRI, CT, and PET/CT for Ovarian Cancer Detection and Adnexal Lesion Characterization

¹ Both authors: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St., White 270, Boston, MA 02114.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to describe the role of MR, CT, and PET/CT in the detection of ovarian cancer and the evaluation of adnexal lesions.

CONCLUSION. The goal of imaging in ovarian cancer detection is to expeditiously distinguish benign adnexal lesions from those requiring further pathologic evaluation for malignancy. For lesions indeterminate on ultrasound, MRI increases the specificity of imaging evaluation, thus decreasing benign resections. CT is useful in diagnosis and treatment planning of advanced cancer. Although ¹⁸F-FDG-avid ovarian lesions in postmenopausal women are considered suspicious for malignancy, PET/CT is not recommended for primary cancer detection because of high false-positive rates.

Keywords: borderline tumor • endometriosis • gynecology • Krukenberg tumor • screening • staging

CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				P. J. Pickhardt and M. E. Hanson Incidental Adnexal Masses Detected at Low-Dose Unenhanced CT in Asymptomatic Women Age 50 and Older: Implications for Clinical Management and Ovarian Cancer Screening Radiology, July 27, 2010; (2010) radiol.10100511v1. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				N. Colombo, M. Peiretti, G. Parma, M. Lapresa, R. Mancari, S. Carinelli, C. Sessa, M. Castiglione, and On behalf of the ESMO Guidelines Working Group Newly diagnosed and relapsed epithelial ovarian carcinoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up Ann. Onc., May 1, 2010; 21(suppl_5): v23 - v30. [Full Text] [PDF]