To investigate whether volume transfer constant (Ktrans) can quantitatively differentiate normal cervix and cervical cancer.
Methods:
Routine MRI and dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) were performed in 26 patients with pathologically proved cervical cancer. Mean Ktrans values of normal cervix and cervical cancer were analyzed by SPSS 18.0.
Results:
The Ktrans value of normal cervix was (0.5730.230)/min
while Ktrans value of cervical cancer was (1.3960.451)/min. The difference was statistically significant (
t
=5.331
P
0.05).
Conclusion:
The quantitative parameters of DCE-MRI can be used to quantitatively discriminate cervical cancer f