title: [The importance of magnetic resonance tomography in the diagnosis and staging of renal cell carcinoma].
abstract: The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for diagnosis and preoperative staging of renal cell carcinoma was evaluated in 79 patients with 88 tumors. Gradient-echo and spin-echo images before and after intravenous administration of Gadolinium-DTPA were compared with the results of computed tomography (CT) and histologic staging. The two imaging techniques had comparable results: T-stage was predicted correctly with CT in 78.4% and with MRI in 84.0% of the cases, while the N-stage was accurately assessed in 81.8% and 79.5%, respectively. MRI had some advantages in diagnosing perirenal tumor spread and in excluding an infiltration beyond Gerota's fascia. Therefore, MRI is a true alternative to CT for staging large renal cell carcinomas and especially for patients with contraindications for iodinated contrast agents.
authors.affiliation: Department Medizinische Radiologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Krestin
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gross-Fengels
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marincek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Bedeutung der Magnetresonanztomographie (MRT) für die Diagnostik und Stadieneinteilung des Nierenzellkarzinoms.