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Imaging methods, their benefits to determine the extent of bladder cancer


Authors: K. Karmašová;  A. Čermák
Authors‘ workplace: Urologická klinika FN Brno
Published in: Urol List 2012; 10(2): 43-45

Overview

If bladder cancer is suspected, tests will be needed to confirm the diagnosis. The gold standard for diagno­sing bladder cancer is biopsy obtained during cystoscopy. Radiological imaging methods are an essential parts of diagnosis of bladder cancer. Although the image quality and thus the reliability of these methods is improving, cystoscopy and biopsy is probably the single most importatnt investigation for bladder cancer. The following imagine methods and techniques are available as aids in the diagnosis of bladder cancer.

Key words:
carcinoma, bladder, ultrasound, computed tomography, fluorescence cystocopy


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