Node-RADS for preoperative locoregional nodal staging of endometrial cancer: reproducibility and accuracy assessment using CT and MRI - Takeaways - MDSpire

Node-RADS for preoperative locoregional nodal staging of endometrial cancer: reproducibility and accuracy assessment using CT and MRI

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  • Matteo Bonatti

  • Riccardo Valletta

  • Valentina Corato

  • Bernardo Proner

  • Laurjan Hoxha

  • Luca Odoferdi

  • Martin Steinkasserer

  • Roberta Valerieva Ninkova

  • Giacomo Avesani

  • Vincenzo Vingiani

  • Lucia Manganaro

  • August 20, 2025

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    Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy in Europe, with rising prevalence linked to aging and obesity.

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    Node-RADS was introduced to improve the accuracy and reproducibility of lymph node evaluation in preoperative staging of endometrial cancer.

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    The study assessed the diagnostic accuracy of Node-RADS among readers with varying expertise using CT and MRI images.

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    Inter-reader reproducibility of Node-RADS requires further investigation, as diagnostic accuracy remains unsatisfactory in preoperative nodal staging.

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    The study included 165 patients with histologically proven endometrial cancer who underwent preoperative pelvic MRI staging.

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