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From: The potential utility of non-invasive imaging to monitor restoration of bladder structure and function following subtotal cystectomy (STC)

Fig. 2

Bladder wall thickness normalizes thickness 8 weeks after STC. a Example of a sagittal view of a control (pre-STC) bladder visualized by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnified in b. c 1 Way ANOVA analysis of quantified bladder wall thickness using MRI scans reveals that the bladder wall is thinner than pre-STC values 2 and 4 weeks post-STC (P < 0.01). The number of observations at each timepoint represent the number of successful scans at each timepoint, as instances of gating artifact did lead to some unsuccessful scans. The ratio of unsuccessful scans to total number of possible scans was 1/25, 3/25, 2/20, 1/15, and 1/5 at 0, 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks, respectively. d Analysis of regional wall thickness shows no differences from control (n = 24) and 8 weeks post-STC (n = 14)

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