| No. | Recommendation | GoR | LoE | Sources |
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1
For example, as a diagnostic imaging workup method prior to primary radiotherapy or to plan the surgical procedure in patients with advanced disease (cT3).
2 Transabdominal and transvaginal ultrasound are not suitable for this. 3 If carrying out an MRI is not possible, then the alternatives are either CT or PET-CT. | ||||
| 4.16 | If the transvaginal ultrasound findings show limited imaging quality, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be offered for preoperative assessment of the extent of infiltration into the myometrium and cervix in patients with primary endometrial carcinoma. | B | 3 | 70 |
| 4.17 | Tomography should be carried out if non-invasive assessment of loco-regional lymph nodes is necessary. 1, 2 | B | 3 | 71 , 72 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 |
| 4.18 | For primary radiotherapy, MRI should be used for the diagnostic workup to determine the extent of local spread, where possible. 3 | EC | ||
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