Evaluation of staging accuracy of dynamic MRI in urinary bladder cancer

Abstract

The aim of this work is to assess the staging accuracy of Dynamic MRI in urinary bladder carcinoma Conventional computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging are only moderately accurate in the diagnosis and local staging of bladder cancer, with cystoscopy and pathologic staging remaining the standards of reference. However, the role of Dynamic MRI in the diagnosis and local staging of bladder cancer is still evolving and has a great participation to optimize treatment. MRI allows accurate delineation of tumor extent that allows clinicians to determine treatment options for the patient. In our study, we found that Dynamic MRI has the ability to differentiate between invasive from non invasive urinary bladder cancer, organ confined from non organ confined bladder cancer .