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Growth Plate Involvement in Malignant Bone Tumors: Relationship Between Imaging Methods and Histological Findings

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MRI is a reliable imaging method for detecting physeal and epiphyseal involvement in metaphyseal malignant bone tumors. In our experience, we have had no false negatives.

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Aquerreta, J.D., San-Julián, M., Benito, A., Cañadell†, J. (2016). Growth Plate Involvement in Malignant Bone Tumors: Relationship Between Imaging Methods and Histological Findings. In: San-Julian, M. (eds) Cañadell's Pediatric Bone Sarcomas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24220-0_7

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