use of sonography in classification and diagnosis of tumours of the bladder

ABSTRACT

Sonography may be used to study the bladder via three routes 1- Transabdominal or abdominal route, 2- Transrectal or endocavital route, and 3- Transurethral or intravesical route. Basically all three methods should be used for a complete examination and to obtain views from the bladder from three dimensions. Each of the aforementioned routes have their own special characteristics and are discussed separately