Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) and MRI in staging of early cervical cancer

Objective: To determine accuracy of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) in comparison to MRI in the evaluation of tumor volume, early parametrial infiltration and identification of residual tumor in early stages cervical cancer. Methods: Patients assessed by clinical examination as having early stages cervical cancer were prospectively enrolled to the study. Only patients who were examined by both MRI and TRUS with following surgical treatment were included. Results of imaging modalities were correlated with pathologic findings. Results: 95 patients examined by TRUS were prospectively enrolled from January 2004 till F…