title: Computed tomography in the evaluation of musculoskeletal neoplasms.
abstract: In a study of 62 musculoskeletal neoplasms, computed tomography contributed little to establishing tissue diagnosis. Its primary value lay in the assessment of intraosseous and/or extraosseous extent of disease. CT also established the presence or absence of disease in a small number of cases with clinically questionable findings. In most cases, conventional radiographic methods were superior in diagnosing musculoskeletal neoplasms.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed