Integrated analysis of 18F-FDG PET/CT improves preoperative lymph node staging for patients with invasive bladder cancer.

Antoine GirardMathieu RouanneSarah TaconetCamélia RadulescuYann NeuzilletAstrid GirmaAurélie BeaufrereThierry LebretElise Le StancJean-François Grellier

Published in: European radiology (2019)

• Combining metabolical and morphological features using18F-FDG PET/CT improves the detection of malignant lymph node in patients with bladder cancer. • 18 F-FDG PET/CT may help for initial staging of patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Keyphrases

lymph node
muscle invasive bladder cancer
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
patients undergoing
loop mediated isothermal amplification
label free
squamous cell carcinoma
early stage
pet ct
locally advanced