MR Imaging of the Urinary Bladder: Added Value of PET-MR Imaging

Ersan Altun

doi:10.1016/j.mric.2018.09.005

MR Imaging of the Urinary Bladder: Added Value of PET-MR Imaging

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2019 Feb;27(1):105-115. doi: 10.1016/j.mric.2018.09.005.

Author

Ersan Altun¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 101 Manning Drive, , Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA. Electronic address: ersan_altun@med.unc.edu.

PMID: 30466905
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2018.09.005

Abstract

MR imaging has been increasingly getting attention for the evaluation of bladder cancer. Recent studies have been promising for the staging performance of MR imaging in the bladder cancer, although its specific role has not been established yet. Additionally, the use of hybrid imaging combining PET with MR imaging could have the potential to increase its accuracy, although more research studies are needed.

Keywords: Bladder cancer; MR imaging; PET; Staging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Multimodal Imaging / methods*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*