Magnetic resonance imaging of sacrococcygeal tumors.
Five sacral tumors, 2 chordomas, 2 chondro- and/or osteosarcomas and one metastasis were examined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The tumor delineation was excellent in all cases, and in several respects superior to CT. The signal pattern from the chordoma differed considerably from the other tumors suggesting a potential for tumor differentiation with MRI.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003050:Coccyx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed