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Bone Sarcoma Imaging

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Bone Sarcoma

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Imaging studies are invaluable in the diagnosis, staging, and evaluation of response to treatment of bone sarcomas. At MD Anderson Cancer Center, the most essential initial imaging studies performed for diagnosis and staging are plain film radiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), respectively. To answer specific questions, these studies are often augmented by other imaging modalities, such as computed tomography (CT), skeletal scintigraphy, positron emission tomography (PET) with fused CT (PET/CT), and ultrasonography. After treatment, plain radiography, MRI, and PET/CT may be used to evaluate tumor response. One ­cannot overemphasize the importance of these modalities in the comprehensive evaluation of patients with bone sarcomas. Accurate characterization of the primary lesion is key to the diagnosis, while precise identification of local, regional, and distant disease is critical to staging and treatment.

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  1. Section of Musculoskeletal Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Unit 1475, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler Street, Houston, TX, 77030-4009, USA

    John E. Madewell & Colleen M. Costelloe

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Tamara Miner Haygood, Rajendra Kumar & William A. Murphy Jr.

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  1. Division of Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, Texas, USA

    Patrick P. Lin

  2. Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Sarcoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, Texas, USA

    Shreyaskumar Patel

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Madewell, J.E., Costelloe, C.M., Haygood, T.M., Kumar, R., Murphy, W.A. (2013). Bone Sarcoma Imaging. In: Lin, P., Patel, S. (eds) Bone Sarcoma. MD Anderson Cancer Care Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5194-5_2

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