Urinary Bladder MRI Protocol

• T2 TSE Sag 4mm
• T2 TSE Ax 4mm
• T1 in Ax Coverage, bifurcation to pubic symphysis.
• HASTE Cor Thru kidneys. Use body coil if necessary.
• Fast multiplanar spoiled gradient-echo images with fat suppression Axial plain and contraast enhanced Dynamic 2mm thickness

Technical notes for "Urinary Bladder MRI Protocol"

Sagittal and coronal gadolinium-enhanced images were added if the tumor was located in the base or the dome of the bladder. 
On T2-weighted images, the normal bladder wall was identified as a hypointense line outlining the bladder lumen 
MRI with dynamic contrast administration has been shown to be superior to CT, particularly in detecting superficial and multiple tumors and in detecting extravesical tumor extension and surrounding organ invasion
 Ideally, the urinary bladder should be moderately distended during imaging. The low distension may cause misevaluation of the bladder wall thickening, and overdistension may obscure small tumors. 

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