CEUS in the differentiation between low and high-grade bladder carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bladder cancer ranks 4th overall in the number of newly diagnosed cancers and 10th in causes of cancer deaths. More than 90% of all cases of bladder cancer are transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). The goal of this study is to confirm the usefulness of low mechanical index contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), also in association with time-intensity curves, in the differentiation between high- and low-grade bladder malignant lesions.

Materials and methods

From February 2006 to February 2012 we recruited 144 patients. All patients underwent grayscale ultrasonography (US), color-Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS). Subsequently all patients underwent cystoscopy and TURB.

Results

HISTOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES WERE: 88 high-g

SUBMITTER: Drudi FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3558094 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature