Arises from transitional epithelial cells lining urinary tract
Most common malignancy of urinary system
Usually involves urinary bladder but can arise from urethra, ureter, or renal pelvis
IMAGING
General Features
Nuclear Medicine Findings
F-18 FDG PET/CT Findings
C-11 Acetate PET/CT Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
Artifacts and Quality Control
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Staging, Grading, & Classification
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Selected References
Ha HK et al: Diagnostic accuracy of F-18 FDG PET/CT for preoperative lymph node staging in newly diagnosed bladder cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-Analysis. Oncology. 95(1):31-8, 2018
Razik A et al: PET-CT and PET-MR in urological cancers other than prostate cancer: An update on state of the art. Indian J Urol. 34(1):20-7, 2018
Rais-Bahrami S et al: Contemporary role of advanced imaging for bladder cancer staging. Urol Oncol. 34(3):124-33, 2016
Asai S et al: Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for diagnosis of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma. Int J Clin Oncol. 20(5):1042-7, 2015
Nayak B et al: Diuretic 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging for detection and locoregional staging of urinary bladder cancer: prospective evaluation of a novel technique. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 40(3):386-93, 2013
Anjos DA et al: 18F-FDG PET/CT delayed images after diuretic for restaging invasive bladder cancer. J Nucl Med. 48(5):764-70, 2007
Arises from transitional epithelial cells lining urinary tract
Most common malignancy of urinary system
Usually involves urinary bladder but can arise from urethra, ureter, or renal pelvis
IMAGING
General Features
Nuclear Medicine Findings
F-18 FDG PET/CT Findings
C-11 Acetate PET/CT Findings
MR Findings
Imaging Recommendations
Artifacts and Quality Control
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Staging, Grading, & Classification
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Selected References
Ha HK et al: Diagnostic accuracy of F-18 FDG PET/CT for preoperative lymph node staging in newly diagnosed bladder cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-Analysis. Oncology. 95(1):31-8, 2018
Razik A et al: PET-CT and PET-MR in urological cancers other than prostate cancer: An update on state of the art. Indian J Urol. 34(1):20-7, 2018
Rais-Bahrami S et al: Contemporary role of advanced imaging for bladder cancer staging. Urol Oncol. 34(3):124-33, 2016
Asai S et al: Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography for diagnosis of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma. Int J Clin Oncol. 20(5):1042-7, 2015
Nayak B et al: Diuretic 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging for detection and locoregional staging of urinary bladder cancer: prospective evaluation of a novel technique. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 40(3):386-93, 2013
Anjos DA et al: 18F-FDG PET/CT delayed images after diuretic for restaging invasive bladder cancer. J Nucl Med. 48(5):764-70, 2007
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