Positive predictive value of CT urography in the evaluation of upper tract urothelial cancer.
Sadow C, Wheeler S, Kim J, Ohno-Machado L, Silverman S. Positive predictive value of CT urography in the evaluation of upper tract urothelial cancer. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2010, 195: w337-43. PMID: 20966298, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.09.4147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper tract urothelial cancerPositive predictive valueUrothelial cancerUrine cytologyCT urographyPredictive valueUrographic examinationUrothelial thickeningExact testUpper tract urothelial malignanciesMultivariate logistic regression analysisPositive urine cytologyRecords of patientsSignificant univariate predictorsLogistic regression analysisFisher's exact testT-testStudent's t-testEffect of ageFollowup imagingRetrospective reviewPathologic examinationUrothelial malignancyUnivariate predictorsMimic cancer