Context Management of bladder cancer (BC) is primarily driven by stage, grade, and
biological potential. Knowledge of each is derived using clinical, histopathological, and …

Urinary bladder cancer is a heterogeneous disease with a variety of pathologic features,
cytogenetic characteristics, and natural histories. It is the fourth most common cancer in …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the natural history and management of
bladder cancer, with insight into MRI applications for the assessment of muscle invasiveness …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of contrast material-enhanced computed tomography
(CT), unenhanced T1-and T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, and dynamic …

Accurate staging of bladder cancer (BC) is critical, with local tumor staging directly
influencing management decisions and affecting prognosis. However, clinical staging based …

Gd‐DTPA T1 relaxivity of water protons was measured at 1.5 T and room temperature as a
function of macromolecular content in model systems. Gd‐DTPA relaxivity was found to …

PURPOSE: To evaluate contrast enhancement patterns of urinary bladder cancer and
surrounding structures and to evaluate a fast dynamic first-pass magnetic resonance (MR) …

Pelvic imaging techniques such as computed tomography and ultrasonography provide a
limited capability for tissue characterization. Fat, fluid, and calcification, for example, can be …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to evaluate whether diffusion-weighted MRI has
supplementary value in the preoperative T staging of urinary bladder cancer. MATERIALS …

Endometriosis is a common entity causing chronic pain and infertility in women. The gold
standard method for diagnosis is diagnostic laparoscopy, which is invasive and costly. MRI …