Usefulness of ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis  	and monitoring of gynaecological tumours

Edgar Rogelio Austria Franco; Eduardo Becerra Arredondo

2016, Number S1

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Acta Med 2016; 14 (S1)

Usefulness of ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and monitoring of gynaecological tumours

Austria FER, Becerra AE

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ABSTRACT

The gynaecological tumors have a high morbidity and mortality in women. It is one of the causes for urgent and patient consultation. In United States alone there are 88,750 new cases of tumors and 29,520 deaths per year. Pain is the most frequent symptom and it is unspecific; in many cases the findings can be detected incidentally. The radiology is useful as a method of screening, staging, preoperative evaluation, detection of dissemination and control after the treatment. In this article the main uses of the ultrasound and the computerised tomography in this pathologies will be mentioned.

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