MRI in Staging Ovarian Cancer Using MRI Contrast Agent

University of Aarhus

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Ovarian Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00463996

MR-Center-001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Can MRI be used to stage ovarian cancer?

Full description

Staging of ovarian cancer can best be performed with CT or MRI compared to ultrasound. Studies have shown an increase in pos. predictive value by adding contrast i.v. to the MR-examination protocol. We compare staging of ovarian cancer by 1.MRI without contrast (standard method) to 2.MRI with contrast agent i.v. (new method)in the same patient. Golden standard are findings at operation.

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• suspicion of ovarian cancer

Exclusion criteria

• recurrence of disease
• contraindication to MRI, contrast agent
• inoperable patients for other reasons