%0 Journal Article
%T Magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted whole-body imaging (DWIBS) in the urinary bladder cancer diagnostics
%A Vladimir M. Popkov
%A M.L. Chekhonatskaya
%A Viktor V. Zuev
%A A.N. Ponukalin
%J Russian Open Medical Journal
%D 2012
%I Limited liability company ?Science and Innovations? (Saratov)
%X The purpose of the article is to identify the most characteristic and significant changes of magnetic resonance indicators in patients with the urinary bladder cancer during diffusion-weighed whole-body imaging (DWIBS). Materials: From September 2009 till April 2011 98 patients have been examined: 61 (62.2%) with morphologically verified bladder cancer and 37 (37.8%) with cystitis. Results: The study has revealed that the sensitivity of DWIBS investigation in detecting bladder cancer is 98.36%, specificity is 10.81, and the efficacy is 65.38%. Conclusions: DWIBS is an informative noninvasive method for screening diagnostics of bladder cancer, as well as for identificating suspicious areas of regional and distant metastases.
%K urinary bladder cancer (UBC)
%K diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (DMRT)
%U http://www.romj.org/node/38