الفهرس 
Anatomy of the Uterine Cervix
Staging and Management of uterine cervicalOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Cervical cancer is one the most frequently diagnosed malignant diseases in females, affecting approximately 16 out of 100 000 women. It takes the third place in the world among female genital malignancies, following the uterine body and ovarian cancers(1-3).
The cervical cancer diagnosis is suspected according to the symptoms, results of clinical examinations, positive screening cytology results and is confirmed by biopsy. It is important to assess the extent of the disease before planning surgical treatment or chemoradiation therapy(4, 5).
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) complements the clinical examination and is the optimal radiodiagnostic method for evaluating the spread of cervical cancer. This diagnostic modality helps to select more accurately the most appropriate treatment approach – an operation, radiation therapy or chemoradiation therapy – for each patient. MRI images visualize the cervical tumor, its spread to adjacent tissues and organs and metastases in the lymphatic nodes more clearly (6, 7).
Diffusion-weighted (DW) MRI is a relatively new technology. The principle of this examination is based on the diversity of the movement of water molecules in a biological tissue and is characterized by an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC).