[The modern role of stomach cancer radiodiagnostics].

The authors' main purpose was to assess the role of stomach cancer radiodiagnostics, considering the changes in the morphology of the disease within the last decades of the 20th century. The results of radiodiagnostic and morphological study of 1258 cases of verified stomach cancer were compared. This methodical approach allowed correction of radiodiagnostic methods and stomach cancer semiotics, directed towards detection of endophytic tumors. The radiologic examination included conventional radiologic imaging, ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging of the stomach. The morphologic examination included a method of studying endophytic stomach cancer, specially designed for this research. According to the authors of the article, the prevalence of diffuse and mixed stomach cancer has increased substantially within the last 34 years; the incidence of the stomach upper part involvement has increased 2.4 times. The modem radiodiagnostics and semiotics of stomach cancer are based on the principles of endophytic tumor detection. The authors conclude that modern radiodiagnostics and endoscopy are two main methods of stomach cancer diagnostics.