Comparison of measurements of the uterus and cervix obtained by magnetic resonance and transabdominal ultrasound imaging to identify the brachytherapy target in patients with cervix cancer: In regard to van Dyk et al

摘要

We read with great interest the report by van Dyk et al (1) in which the authors compared magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to transabdominal ultrasonogra-phy for use in identifying the brachytherapy target in patients with cervical cancer. In recent years, ultrasonog-raphy imaging has re-emerged in oncology and can now be considered, together with computed tomography and MRI, a reliable method for diagnosis, staging, treatment planning, and follow-up in several malignancies (2, 3).