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9045230

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
Conventional radiography, bone scintigraphy and Computed Tomography (CT) are the most useful tools to identify osteoid osteomas. We examined 26 patients (14 men and 12 women) with osteoid osteoma in different skeletal sites (13 femora, 3 tibiae, 3 hands, 2 peroneal bones, 2 humera, 2 spines and 1 talus) and compared the diagnostic yield of the above techniques. The fundamental radiographic findings in this benign bone lesion are the presence of a "nidus", with or without calcifications, perilesional sclerosis and periosteal new bone formation. Four patients in our series had soft tissue edema. In the majority of cases, conventional radiography is the imaging method of choice, because it is easily available and its diagnostic yield is adequate (17 patients in our series), especially if combined with bone scintigraphy-whose high diagnostic sensitivity was proved in all of our patients. CT is recommended for its better spatial resolution, in view of surgery, especially when soft tissues are involved. MRI is a highly valuable tool in bone tumor staging because it demonstrates cortical involvement and intramedullary and soft tissue spread. However, MR findings might be misinterpreted as indicating a more aggressive pathologic process.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0033-8362
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
351-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
[Diagnostic imaging of osteoid osteoma].
pubmed:affiliation
Servizio di Radiologia e Neuroradiologia, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract