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Plain Radiography, Angiography, and Computed Tomography

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Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors

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The imaging evaluation of a patient with a suspected soft tissue tumor requires a methodical approach that recognizes the benefits and limitations of the numerous imaging techniques that are available today. Consideration must be given to the financial costs and invasiveness of each technique balanced against the diagnostic reward. The temptation to routinely employ every technique in all patients should be resisted. Similarly, no examination should be reported in isolation without knowledge of relevant clinical details and results of prior investigations. Where possible, the prior investigations themselves should be available for review as the appreciation of the significance of a new observation may well depend on a retrospective review of the previous studies.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Belgium

    Arthur M. De Schepper MD, PhD (Professor and Chairman), Paul M. Parizel MD, PhD (Staff Radiologist), Frank Ramon MD (Staff Radiologist), Luc De Beuckeleer MD (Fellow of Radiology) & Jan E. Vandevenne MD (Fellow of Radiology) (Professor and Chairman),  (Staff Radiologist),  (Staff Radiologist),  (Fellow of Radiology) &  (Fellow of Radiology)

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Davies, A.M. (1997). Plain Radiography, Angiography, and Computed Tomography. In: De Schepper, A.M., Parizel, P.M., Ramon, F., De Beuckeleer, L., Vandevenne, J.E. (eds) Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07859-4_3

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