Abstract
Endorectal coil MRI has recently shown promise of improving the accuracy of imaging in the staging of bladder cancer. Specifically, endorectal coil MRI has demonstrated the ability to image at the submucosal and muscle layers, by overcoming limitations of insufficient spatial resolution and poor signal-to-noise that previously hindered its ability to differentiate individual layers of the bladder wall. This chapter reviews the evolution of MR-imaging techniques in bladder cancer staging over the past decade, leading to the most recently published work on endorectal coil MRI. Topics will include high resolution T2-weighted imaging, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, endorectal coil principles and technique, and submucosal linear enhancement, all of which have contributed to the recently improved ability of MRIs to accurately assess the relationship of bladder neoplasm to the bladder wall.
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Adusumilli, S., Hussain, H. (2009). MRI Endorectal Coil. In: Lee, C., Wood, D. (eds) Bladder Cancer. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-417-9_5
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