Diagnostic Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Preoperative Staging of Endometrial Carcinoma

Endometrial carcinoma is the most common gynecological malignancy in developed countries and the incidence is rising in China. The stage of the endometrial carcinoma at diagnosis plays an important role in treatment planning, and is correlated with prognosis. Accurate preoperative staging of the tumor is helpful for risk stratification before surgery, which is crucial for optimal personalized management and subsequent follow-up regiments. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has long been established as the most accurate noninvasive imaging modality for staging of endometrial carcinomas. And functional MRI techniques, providing more detailed characterization of tumors-vascularity, cellilarity and metabolism, are currently being intensively investigated all round the world. This review discusses the value of MRI in endometrial carcinoma.