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Strategies for imaging gynaecological neoplasms

Department of Clinical Radiology, Cookridge Hospital, Leeds LS16 6QB
Department of Clinical Radiology, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK

Summary

• Diagnostic imaging has a major role to play in the management of gynaecological cancers.
  
• Each of the major cross-sectional imaging techniques has particular advantages depending on the type and stage of cancer under consideration.
  
• Knowledge of the planned or anticipated treatment choices will guide the particular choice of imaging strategy for individual patients.
  
• The imaging strategy adopted will also depend on local factors such as the availability of imaging facilities and radiological expertise.
  
• Good practice requires close collaboration between radiologists and clinicians.