Hematuria can signify serious disease such as bladder cancer, upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinoma (UUT-UCC), renal cell cancer or urinary tract stones. CT urography is a rapidly evolving ...

—Sharon Waisbrod, MD, discusses a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective and retrospective studies published over an 11-year period that evaluated the prevalence of cancer in patients with ...

After a diagnosis of urothelial cancer, doctors will assign a stage to the disease -- determining how deep the tumor has invaded into the bladder and whether there is any spread to the lymph nodes and ...

The split-bolus (cross sectional imaging) MDCT urography technique reduces both radiation dose and number of images produced, according to a recent study conducted by radiologists from Stanford ...

A study conducted by radiologists from Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, CA and VA Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, CA suggest that the new split-bolus (cross sectional ...

How is microhematuria best measured, and what level indicates the need for further evaluation? Dr. Loo: The proper way to measure microhematuria is with a midstream clean-catch collection.

When a doctor suspects bladder cancer, they will order a series of tests which may include urine tests (urinalysis or urine ...

When performed properly, MR urography (MRU) can be an alternative to CT urography (CTU) for imaging of the entire urinary tract. Common indications for MR urography (MRU) include, but are not limited ...