Role of 3 Tesla Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DW-MRI) for Diagnosis Bladder Cancer Grade and Stage

Mansoura University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Bladder Cancer; Apparent Diffusion Coefficient; Diagnoses Disease; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Magnetic resonance imaging

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03138837

R/17.02.31

Details and patient eligibility

About

assess diagnostic performance of 3-Tesla DW-MRI in detecting and staging bladder cancer and potential role of the ADC value as a biomarker reflecting histological grade and stage.

Enrollment: 385 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men and women 18 years or older
• Suspected by the out-patient flexible cystoscopy as Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
• Patient who will undergo radical cystectomy.
• Patient with history of allergy to iodinated contrast media

Exclusion criteria

• Refuse to complete study requirements

• Patient with any of the following:

  1. Any metallic fragment or foreign body
  2. Coronary and peripheral artery stents
  3. Aortic stent graft
  4. Prosthetic heart valves and annuloplasty rings
  5. Cardiac pacemaker
  6. Implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
  7. Retained trans venous pacemaker and defibrillator leads
  8. Cochlear, otologic, or other ear implant