title: Multidetector computed tomography urography (MDCTU) for diagnosing urothelial malignancy.
abstract: Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is well established for the detection of stones and renal masses, but more recently MDCT urography (MDCTU) is becoming widely used for examination of the entire urinary tract aimed specifically for diagnosing urothelial lesions. Evidence is rapidly accumulating to support the use of MDCTU in this manner. Familiarity with the MDCTU signs of urothelial malignancy is a prerequisite for optimum radiological practice. This article provides a review of the appearances of transitional cell cancer in the upper urinary tract and bladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: A T M
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Rennie
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Cowan
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007670:Kidney Calices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014567:Urography / Q000379:methods; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019459:Urothelium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging