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Churchill Hospital, Oxford, U.K.
Bladder cancer diagnosed by computed tomography urography
September 13th, 2006
Bladder cancer could be diagnosed by computed tomography urography (CTU) in patients with macroscopic hematuria and aged >40 years. Researchers in England conducted a study "to evaluate the use of CTU for diagnosing bladder tumours in patients with macroscopic haematuria and aged >40 years. In all, 200 consecutive patients attending a fast-track haematuria clinic were assessed using 'same-day' CTU and flexible cystoscopy. Patients were aged >40 years and had macroscopic haematuria with no urine infection." "CTU studies were reported by 1 uroradiologist and scored on a 3-point scale to quantify the probability of bladder cancer," explained...
Source: Telemedicine Business Week (2006-09-13)
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