Utility of early dynamic and delayed post-diuretic F-18-FDG PET/CT SUVmax in predicting tumour grade and T-stage of urinary bladder carcinoma: results from a prospective single centre study

摘要

Objective: Accurate pre-treatment grading and staging of bladder cancer are vital for better therapeutic decision and prognosis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the correlation between maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) calculated during early dynamic and post-diuretic fluorine-18 fludeoxyglucose (F-18-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT studies with grade and pT-stage of bladder cancer.