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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

The Stalk Sign in Bladder Cancer: CEUS Versus MRI.

Fabrizio Urraro, Nicoletta Giordano, Vittorio Patanè, Maria Chiara Brunese, Giuseppe Ambrosio, Anna Russo, Roberto Calbi, Antonio Cioffi, Alfonso Reginelli

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Fabrizio UrraroDepartment of Life Sciences, Health and Health Professions, Link Campus University, 00165 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2284-0855
Nicoletta GiordanoDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Vittorio PatanèDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Maria Chiara BruneseDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe AmbrosioDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Anna RussoDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Roberto CalbiDepartment of Radiology, "F. Miulli" General Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, 70021 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0934-8890
Antonio CioffiDepartment of Urology, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Napoli, Italy.
Alfonso ReginelliDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4809-6235

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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bladder cancercontrast-enhanced ultrasoundfibrovascular stalkinchworm signmultiparametric MRImuscle invasionVI-RADS

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PMID42739119
PMCPMC13565640

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