A preoperative magnetic resonance imaging can aid in staging and treatment choice for upper tract urothelial carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim was to investigate the predictive abilities of a preoperative diffusion-weighted MRI (dwMRI) among patients with surgically treated upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).

Materials and methods

Written consent was obtained from all participants in this prospective and ethically approved study. Thirty-five UTUC patients treated with radical surgery were examined with a preoperative dwMRI and prospectively included during 2017-2022. Two radiologists examined the CT scans and dwMRIs for radiological stage, and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in the tumours at the dwMRI was registered. The radiologists were blinded for patient history, final histopathology and the readings of the other radiologist. The radiological variables were analysed regarding t

SUBMITTER: Almas B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11090765 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature