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Advances in musculoskeletal tumor imaging.

Ilaslan H, Sundaram M

Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine, and Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.

In the last 2 decades, there has been a dramatic change in the clinical approach to the tumors of the musculoskeletal system. The role of medical imaging in diagnosis, staging,and eventual follow-up of patients who have musculoskeletal neoplasia has expanded.This article presents an overview of the role of imaging, recent advances in technology,and state-of-the-art techniques for evaluating musculoskeletal neoplasms. Conventional imaging modalities, ultrasound, CT, MRI, positron emission tomography, and image-guided interventions are discussed.

Published 18 July 2006 in Orthop Clin North Am, 37(3): 375-91, vii.
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