Table 1:
Overview of published studies on 3D bladder ultrasound in the diagnosis of bladder tumours.
Reference
Number of patients
Number of tumour lesions detected
2D
3D
Cystoscopy
Mitterberger et al. [
5
]
42
29
37
37
Kocakoc et al. [
6
]
28
39
41
47
Park et al. [
7
]
14
19
22
28
Current study
21
0
5
7
Total
105
87
105
119
Sensitivity* (%)
73,1
88,2
100
*Calculations were made considering cystoscopy as the “gold standard”.