Publications by authors named "Elnaz Sarabchian"
Can magnetic resonance imaging differentiate muscle invasion (T2) and lamina propria invasion (T1) urothelial carcinoma of the bladder? A systematic review and meta-analysis of Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System accuracy.
Seyed Behzad Jazayeri Hojat Dehghanbanadaki Mahdie Hosseini Pourya Taghipour Michael W Bacchus Elnaz Sarabchian
Curr Urol
December 2023
Article Synopsis
- - The study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of the Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) in differentiating T1 from T2 bladder cancer, using various medical databases to gather relevant research.
- - Six studies involving 624 MRI reports showed that a VI-RADS score of ≥3 had high sensitivity (93%) but lower specificity (61%) for detecting muscle invasion compared to T1 lesions.
- - The findings suggest that a VI-RADS score of ≥3 is a reliable non-invasive tool for identifying T2 urothelial lesions, which could aid in improving bladder cancer diagnosis.
Inter-reader reliability of the vesical imaging-reporting and data system (VI-RADS) for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Seyed Behzad Jazayeri Hojat Dehghanbanadaki Mahdie Hosseini Pourya Taghipour Soroush Bazargani Elnaz Sarabchian
Abdom Radiol (NY)
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate how consistently different readers interpret the VI-RADS scoring system for detecting muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) before surgery.
- The analysis included 19 studies with 2439 participants, revealing that the level of agreement among readers was high, with a pooled inter-reader reliability score of 0.76.
- Various factors, such as magnetic strength and the number of readers, contributed to differences in study results, but overall, the findings support the VI-RADS system's use in clinical practice for bladder cancer staging.