Tumors of the urinary bladder: technique, current use, and perspectives of MR and CT cystography

A Beer; B Saar; E J Rummeny

doi:10.1007/s00261-003-0018-x

Tumors of the urinary bladder: technique, current use, and perspectives of MR and CT cystography

Abdom Imaging. 2003 Nov-Dec;28(6):868-76. doi: 10.1007/s00261-003-0018-x.

Authors

A Beer¹, B Saar, E J Rummeny

Affiliation

¹ University of Technology Munich, Department of Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany.

PMID: 14753610
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-003-0018-x

Abstract

In comparison with other applications of virtual endoscopy, reports about virtual cystocopy are limited. In this update article, the various techniques of magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomographic (CT) cystography are explained with their inherent advantages and disadvantages. The principal methods of postprocessing are presented, and future technical developments of MR and CT cystography are described. The present clinical applications and the possible role of MR and CT cystography in the future are discussed.

MeSH terms

Cystoscopy
Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Urography / methods