title: [MR imaging of bone and soft tissue tumors].
abstract: One hundred sixty-one patients with tumors of bone or soft tissues underwent MRI. We believe to be able to differentiate benign from malignant lesions on the basis of imagings at internal, marginal, and peripheral properties. MR imagings demonstrated specific morphologic features that suggest the correct tissue diagnosis. MR imagings with STIR method or Gd-DTPA were more valuable. Because of the high contrast between the tumors and normal tissue, especially by STIR method, MRI provides improved detection and delineation of bone soft tissue tumors when compared to other diagnostic modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koganemaru
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohtake
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakashima
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology