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Progress of MRI in the preoperative diagnosis of uterine sarcoma
LI Chenrong  BI Guoli  BI Qiu  LIU Xiulan  ZHANG Yingcong  WANG Xianhong  CHENG Changxin 

Cite this article as: LI C R, BI G L, BI Q, et al. Progress of MRI in the preoperative diagnosis of uterine sarcoma[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(9): 218-223. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.09.038.


[Abstract] Uterine sarcomas (US) are highly malignant mesenchymal tumors of the female reproductive system with low incidence and poor prognosis. With the development of minimally invasive and noninvasive treatments and precision medicine, accurate preoperative identification of US will be helpful for the clinical development of personalized treatment plans. In this paper, we will review the research progress of MRI conventional sequences, functional imaging techniques, and MRI-based artificial intelligence analysis in US diagnosis. It aims to help clinicians and imaging physicians to understand the current research status related to US diagnostic imaging and lay the foundation for realizing precision medicine.
[Keywords] uterine sarcomas；magnetic resonance imaging；functional magnetic resonance imaging；artificial intelligence

LI Chenrong1   BI Guoli1, 2*   BI Qiu2   LIU Xiulan1   ZHANG Yingcong1   WANG Xianhong1   CHENG Changxin1  

1 College of Medicine, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650000, China

2 Department of MRI,the First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province (the Affiliated Hospital of Kunming University of Science and Technology), Kunming 650032, China

Corresponding author: BI G L, E-mail: guolibi76@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2024-03-03
Accepted  2024-09-10
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.09.038
Cite this article as: LI C R, BI G L, BI Q, et al. Progress of MRI in the preoperative diagnosis of uterine sarcoma[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(9): 218-223. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.09.038.

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