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Table 2 T staging on DWI [13]

From: Accuracy of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in evaluation of muscle invasion and histologic grading of the urinary bladder carcinoma

T stage

Description

T1 or <

A thin, flat, high SI area or high SI mass with a low SI submucosal stalk (stalk sign) or a thickened submucosa

T2

A high SI tumor without a submucosal stalk and with a smooth margin

T3

Lesion extension into the perivesical fat with an irregular margin

T4

Lesions extension into adjacent organs