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Appendix cancer MRI
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of appendiceal cancer. Diffusion weighted MRI has been shown to be the modality of choice for peritoneal carcinomatosis evaluation.
MRI
MRI
- Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of appendiceal cancer.
- Contrast enhanced MRI is the preferred method to evaluate liver metastasis, meanwhile triple phase CT scan is also highly recommended.
- Diffusion weighted MRI has been shown to be the modality of choice for peritoneal carcinomatosis evaluation. [1]
- Peritoneal carcinomatosis index (PCI), introduced by Jacquet and Sugerbaker is a globally accepted method of determining disease border in patients with appendix cancer.[2]
For more information on PCI scoring system, click here.
References
References
- ↑ Low RN, Barone RM (2012) Combined diffusion-weighted and gadolinium-enhanced MRI can accurately predict the peritoneal cancer index preoperatively in patients being considered for cytoreductive surgical procedures. Ann Surg Oncol 19 (5):1394-1401. DOI:10.1245/s10434-012-2236-3 PMID: 22302265
- ↑ Jacquet P, Sugarbaker PH (1996) Clinical research methodologies in diagnosis and staging of patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis. Cancer Treat Res 82 ():359-74. PMID: 8849962
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]