Abstract: Cervical cancer is a common malignant tumor in female reproductive system, the mortality rate of it has declined due to the approach of screening which has been carried out in recent decades. However, over the last decade, the incidence of cervical cancer showed a trend of steady increase and younger, improving the standard of diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer remains to be investigated and determined. The correct staging of cervical cancer plays an important role in making a reasonable treatment and judging prognosis. Although the methods of cervical cancer staging were revised by FIGO in 2009 and some of the concepts were refined, the problem is that the clinical methods of simple application of preoperative staging are still difficult to be clear. Imaging examination has been widely used in diagnosis of cervical cancer. In particular, the application of magnetic resonance imaging （MRI） techniques provides more accurate clinical information and highlights the significance of combination of MRI staging and FIGO staging of cervical cancer. The visual display of tumor is the advantage of MRI, accordingly, depth of cervical stromal invasion, tumor size and metastatic lymph node involvement can be assessed accurately. Thus, MRI techniques are significant imaging methods of staging of cervical cancer.

Key words: Uterine cervical neoplasms, Neoplasm staging, Magnetic resonance imaging, Neoplasm invasiveness