title: [Diagnostic evaluation of full x-ray pictures and computed tomography of bone tumors of the spine].
abstract: The conventional radiographs and CT examinations of 112 patients with primary and secondary bone tumours of the spine have been compared. Two hundred and sixty-eight vertebrae were shown to be involved, using CT; conventional radiographs showed correctly in 88% an involvement of the vertebral bone and in 66% of the different parts of the vertebrae. Of the intraspinal and paravertebral tumour extensions shown by CT, only 23% and 33% respectively were correctly diagnosed by plain radiography. Only 51% of the vertebrae showing a reduction in height on conventional radiographs could be diagnosed on horizontal CT cuts. The type of lesion could be diagnosed in only very few cases by either method.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Universitätsklinik Bonn.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krahe
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nicolas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Warmuth-Metz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Köster
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D010026:Osteosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Diagnostische Aussagefähigkeit von Röntgenübersichtsaufnahme und Computertomographie bei Knochentumoren der Wirbelsäule.