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Dynamic CE-MRI
LNs in bladder cancer
• Malignant nodes demonstrated early
enhancement
– Sensitivity increased from 71 to 86%
– Specificity remained high 98 vs 95%
• Wash out rate of contrast in the primary
tumour was faster in node positive patients
– but this could not predict nodal status
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