Incremental prognostic value of MRI in the staging of early cervical cancer: a prospective study and review of the literature

This is to evaluate the predictive ability of clinical examination and preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the staging of early cervical cancer. We prospectively evaluated 115 patients with cervical cancer, International Federation of Gynecologic and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage .05) increased significantly (AUC=0.84,P<.05). Our results support the official incorporation of MRI into FIGO classification system. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.