Research Article

Uterine Sarcomas: Are There MRI Signs Predictive of Histopathological Diagnosis? A 50-Patient Case Series with Pathological Correlation

Table 3

Univariate analysis of MRI-specific features for type 2 uterine sarcomas.

ā€‰LMS, STUMP

Intermediate or high T2 signal, % (n)100 (21/21)0.005
High b1000 signal on DWI, % (n)100 (15/15)0.015
High signal area on T1WI with fat suppression, % (n)40 (8/20)0.755
Tumor heterogeneity at venous phase, % (n)85 (17/20)<0.001

Indicates statistically significant different values between leiomyomas and leiomyosarcomas or tumors of uncertain malignant potential with values less than 0.05.