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Bladder Neoplasms
Studies from C. Tsampoulas and co-authors have provided new information about bladder neoplasms
April 15th, 2008
According to recent research from Ioannina, Greece, "The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of 16-MDCT cystoscopy in the detection of urinary bladder neoplasms in a high-risk population. Fifty patients who presented with hematuria and a recent diagnosis or a history of bladder carcinoma underwent CT cystoscopy." "All patients were examined in the supine and prone positions after bladder distention with room air. A detector configuration of 16 x 0.75 mm and a pitch of 1.2 was used. Virtual images were obtained with volume-rendered algorithms. Transverse tomographic slices, multiplanar reformatted images, and virtual images were prospectively evaluated...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-04-15)
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