Comparison of post contrast CT urography phases in bladder cancer detection

• Published in: European radiology Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 585 - 591
• Main Authors: Helenius, Malin, Dahlman, Par, Lonnemark, Maria, Brekkan, Einar, Wernroth, Lisa, Magnusson, Anders
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bladder cancer; Contrast Media; Diagnostic Radiology; Female; Humans; Imaging; Internal Medicine; Interventional Radiology; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neuroradiology; Radiographic Image Enhancement; Radiologi; Radiology; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Ultrasound; Urinary Bladder - diagnostic imaging; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Urogenital; Haematuria; Early detection of cancer; Urinary bladder neoplasms; Urography; Multidetector computed tomography

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate which post-contrast phase(s) in a four-phase CT urography protocol is (are) most suitable for bladder cancer detection. Methods The medical records of 106 patients with visible haematuria who underwent a CT urography examination, including unenhanc...