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Research progress of MRI radiomics in the evaluation of adverse pathological factors of early cervical cancer
CHEN Yuanyuan  XIN Zhonghong  MA Qinqin  LEI Junqiang 

CHEN Y Y, XIN Z H, MA Q Q, et al. Research progress of MRI radiomics in the evaluation of adverse pathological factors of early cervical cancer[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(8): 187-191. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.08.033.


[Abstract] Surgery is the recommended treatment for patients with cervical cancer (mainly in stage ⅠB1, ⅠB2 and ⅡA1). Postoperative patients with adverse pathological factors need adjuvant therapy, but the complications of multimode therapy can not be ignored. Early identification of risk factors is helpful for clinicians to formulate treatment plans and select appropriate patients for primary radical surgery to improve the quality of life and prognosis of patients. The potential of radiomics to guide personalized medicine is widely recognized tumor size, deep stromal invasion (DSI), lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI), lymph node metastases (LNM) and parametrial infiltration (PMI) those have all been a major subject of research in the radiomics field. By moving the diagnosis forward, it provides an important basis for the diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer. However, the repeatability of imaging features, small data sets and time-consuming hinder its application in clinical decision-making. This article reviews the applications, limitations and prospects of MRI-based radiomics in cervical cancer, so as to provide new ideas for clinical practice and scientific research.
[Keywords] early-stage cervical cancer;risk factors;magnetic resonance imaging;radiomics;prognosis

CHEN Yuanyuan1   XIN Zhonghong2   MA Qinqin1   LEI Junqiang2*  

1 The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

2 Department of Radiology, the First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

Corresponding author: Lei JQ, E-mail: leijq2011@126.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (No. 20JR10RA684).
Received  2023-01-29
Accepted  2023-06-28
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.08.033
CHEN Y Y, XIN Z H, MA Q Q, et al. Research progress of MRI radiomics in the evaluation of adverse pathological factors of early cervical cancer[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(8): 187-191. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.08.033.

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