Imaging in bladder cancer: present role and future perspectives.

نویسندگان

  • Angelo Totaro
  • Francesco Pinto
  • Antonio Brescia
  • Marco Racioppi
  • Emanuele Cappa
  • Daniele D'Agostino
  • Andrea Volpe
  • Emilio Sacco
  • Giuseppe Palermo
  • Annalia Valentini
  • Pierfrancesco Bassi
چکیده

Advances in imaging have an increasingly significant role in the diagnosis, staging and restaging of patients with bladder cancer. This paper reviews the current use of imaging in bladder neoplasms, comparing the different radiologic investigations, and discusses the potential applications of novel imaging techniques in the management of patients with bladder cancer.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Urologia internationalis

دوره 85 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010