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2928568

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
MR imaging was performed on 38 patients with suspected malignant soft-tissue tumors of the extremities. MR diagnostic accuracy was compared with that of other methods. All patients underwent surgical control. In 7 cases MR imaging was employed to demonstrate the tumor response to antiblastic local perfusion. Lesion identification, extension, compartmental evaluation, bone and vascular involvement were the diagnostic parameters considered. In all cases MR imaging detected the lesion, correctly showing the intracompartmental (16 patients) or extracompartmental (22 patients) extension. In 2 out of 6 cases MR imaging did not demonstrate bone invasion, and in 1 case vascular involvement could not be assessed. MR diagnostic accuracy was superior to that of other techniques. Nonetheless, a diagnostic protocol was proposed for the local staging of malignant soft-tissue tumors of the extremities where some diagnostic limitations of MR imaging are taken into account--i.e., inconsistent evaluation of bone and vascular involvement. Plain X-rays and US are the imaging modalities of choice, whereas MR imaging is to be a second-choice diagnostic technique before biopsy. Thus, MR imaging replaces CT, while angiography is to be used in selected cases, where MR imaging is not diagnostic due to vascular involvement.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0033-8362
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
80-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities. Their assessment with magnetic resonance].
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Radiologia, Università, Ospedale S. M. di Collemaggio, L'Aquila.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract