MRI for risk stratification of muscle invasion by upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a feasibility study

MRI for risk stratification of muscle invasion by upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a feasibility study

Abstract Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is recommended in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) only when computed tomography (CT) is contraindicated. However, CT does not allow distinguishing ureter wall layers, making impossible to assess muscle invasion, a factor cont...

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Main Authors: Emanuele Messina, Flavia Proietti, Ludovica Laschena, Rocco Simone Flammia, Martina Pecoraro, Stefano Cipollari, Giuseppe Simone, Carlo Catalano, Costantino Leonardo, Valeria Panebianco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-01-01
Series:European Radiology Experimental
Subjects:
Cancer staging
Carcinoma (transitional cell)
Magnetic resonance imaging
Tomography (x-ray computed)
Ureter
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41747-023-00403-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41747-023-00403-3

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