Improving bladder cancer imaging using 3-T functional dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

Huyen T Nguyen1, Kamal S Pohar, Guang Jia

  • 1From the *Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging, Departments of Radiology, †Urology, ‡Internal Medicine, §Pathology, and ∥Center for Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Summary

Adding dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) to T2-weighted MRI significantly improves bladder cancer localization. This technique enhances the detection of small tumors and those within the bladder wall, improving accuracy and interobserver agreement.