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An Imaging Approach to Bone Tumors

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Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of Bone

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When evaluating a bone tumor, a systematic approach should be used taking into consideration the clinical and laboratory findings along with the imaging appearance to arrive at a differential diagnosis. Attention should be paid to the age of the patient and the location of the lesion, and comparison with prior examinations should be made when possible. Awareness of the spectrum of non-neoplastic reactive, metabolic, inflammatory, and infectious as well as iatrogenic and developmental lesions must also be taken into account as these can mimic a primary bone tumor. Radiographs are the mainstay and most cost-effective imaging modality for the evaluation of bone tumors. CT and MRI are particularly useful in areas of complex anatomy and for staging.

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  1. Musculoskeletal Section, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Darlene M. Holden MD

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Hakan Ilaslan MD

  3. Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Murali Sundaram MD, FRCR

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Holden, D.M., Ilaslan, H., Sundaram, M. (2015). An Imaging Approach to Bone Tumors. In: Santini-Araujo, E., Kalil, R., Bertoni, F., Park, YK. (eds) Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of Bone. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6578-1_2

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