title: Role of Imaging in the Local Staging of Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to review imaging modalities used in local staging of bladder urothelial carcinoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Urothelial carcinoma is the most common histologic subtype of bladder cancer, and accurate local staging of this tumor is crucial for management. Traditionally, local staging relied on biopsy. With increasing accuracy of imaging modalities and techniques, imaging also plays an important role in the multidisciplinary care of patients with this disease.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.
authors.forename: Chau Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.
authors.forename: Cher Heng
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Silvana de Castro
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.|3 Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kundra
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: MDCT; MRI; cancer staging; transitional cell carcinoma; urinary bladder; urothelial carcinoma