Imaging in Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer (CC) is diagnosis based on histopathological analysis. Although cancer staging is performed clinically, using the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) criteria, cancer staging systems have been shown to be deficient for the examination of prognostic factors of CC, including tumor size and infiltration of the parametria or pelvic wall, as well as for the evaluation of nodal metastases. In this regard, imaging methods are considered crucial in the assessment of CC, as imaging data complement the information obtained from a clinical examination.