Multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) in patients with a history of previous urothelial cancer or painless macroscopic haematuria

European Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2794-2803

  Mueller Lisse, Ullrich G ^a   Mueller Lisse, Ulrike L ^a   Hinterberger, Josef ^a   Schneede, Peter ^a   Meindl, Thomas ^a   Reiser, Maximilian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CT urography; Haematuria; Multidetector row computed tomography; Urinary tract; Urothelial carcinoma

Indexed keywords

IODINE; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CALCULATION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYSTOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY CALYX; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RENOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; URETER; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; URINARY TRACT CARCINOMA; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; UROGRAPHY; UROLOGY;

AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY TRACT; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 35349000256     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-007-0609-y     Document Type: Article

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