Xeroradiographic evaluation of murine osteosarcoma.
Xeroradiography, a method of X-ray imaging based upon selenium photoconductivity, was used for the study of experimental osteosarcoma induced by MSV-M virus in rats. Due to the peculiar features of xeroradiographic image (enhancement of details and lowering of the overall contrast) good pictures of osseous structures together with soft tissues were obtained even in very young animals. Serially perfomred xeroradiographies gave a permanent representation of tumor evolution with time. Advantages and drawbacks of this method are discussed, particularly with respect to radiation dosage. Xeroradiography is proposed for the study of the response to antiblastic chemotherapy of experimental bone tumors.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D012513:Sarcoma, Experimental / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014986:Xeroradiography