Comparison of the determination of the local tumor extent of primary endometrial cancer using clinical examination and 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging compared to histopathology.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to analyze the correct staging of primary endometrial cancer (EC) using clinical examination and 3 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results compared to histopathology.

Methods: In this prospective, non-randomized, single-center study, 26 women with biopsy-proven EC were evaluated. All women underwent clinical examination including transvaginal ultrasound (CE/US) and 3T MRI (T2-weighted, diffusion-weighted and dynamic contrast-enhanced sequences) prior to surgery.

Urethral length and bladder neck behavior: can dynamic magnetic resonance imaging give the same results as introital ultrasound?

Purpose: To compare dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) and introital ultrasound results with regard to urethral length measurements and the evaluation of bladder neck changes.

Methods: Retrospective analyses of urethral length measurements and detection of bladder neck changes (rotated/vertical bladder neck descent, urethral funneling) were conducted in women-scheduled for surgical treatment with alloplastic material-who had undergone introital ultrasound and dMRI presurgery and 3 months postsurgery. Measurement differences between both imaging modalities were evaluated by assessing the confidence interval for the difference in means between the datasets using bootstrap analysis.

3D reconstruction of MR-visible Fe O -mesh implants: Pelvic mesh measurement techniques and preliminary findings.

Aims: To develop MR-based measurement technique to evaluate the postoperative dimension and location of implanted magnetic resonance (MR)-visible meshes.

Methods: This technique development study reports findings of six patients (A-F) with cystoceles treated with anterior vaginal MR-visible Fe O -polypropylene implants. Implanted meshes were reconstructed from 3 months and/or 1 year postsurgical MR-images using 3D Slicer®.

Pelvimetry in nulliparous and primiparous women using 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging.

Aims: To perform pelvimetry in nulliparous and primiparous women using 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (3T MRI).

Methods: Twenty-five nulliparous volunteers and 25 primiparous women underwent pelvic 3T MRI within one week after vaginal childbirth in a prospective clinical single-center trial. The pelvimetric parameters interspinous distance (ISD), intertuberous distance (ITD), sagittal outlet (SO), obstetric conjugate (OC), and coccygeal curved length (CCL) were adapted from anthropometric measurements as well as from sonographic and computed tomography-based pelvimetry performed on high-resolution T2-weighted images.

Five-year outcome after pelvic floor reconstructive surgery: evaluation using dynamic magnetic resonance imaging compared to clinical examination and quality-of-life questionnaire.

Background Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) captures the entire pelvis during Valsalva maneuver and helps diagnosing pelvic floor changes after reconstructive surgery. Purpose To evaluate therapeutic outcome five years after reconstructive surgery using clinical examination, dMRI, and quality-of-life (QOL) questionnaire. Material and Methods Clinical examination, dMRI, and QOL questionnaire were conducted before surgery and in the follow-ups at 12 weeks, one year, and five years in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) stage ≥2.