Evaluation of diagnostic strategies for bladder cancer using computed tomography (CT) urography, flexible cystoscopy and voided urine cytology: Results for 778 patients from a hospital haematuria clinic

BJU International

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-94

  Blick, Christopher G T ^a   Nazir, Sarfraz A ^a   Mallett, Susan ^b   Turney, Benjamin W ^a   Onwu, Natasha N ^c   Roberts, Ian S D ^c   Crew, Jeremy P ^a   Cowan, Nigel C ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography X ray; Cystoscopy; Cytology; Haematuria; Sensitivity and specificity; Urinary bladder neoplasms; Urography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE CYTOLOGY; UROGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTOSCOPY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; URINE; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 84862763006     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10664.x     Document Type: Article

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