title: Desmoplastic fibroma of bone: MRI features.
abstract: Desmoplastic fibroma of bone is a very rare benign tumor, which may be locally aggressive. In contrast to the well-documented radiological appearance, the literature on MR imaging features of this tumor is scarce. The MR imaging characteristics in our case are compared to those previously reported. Although there is a considerable overlap in the MR imaging features with other bone tumors, an interesting MR feature of desmoplastic fibroma is the presence of low to intermediate signal intensity foci on T2-weighted images, which radiographically does not correspond to calcifications. This feature may help narrow the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Vanhoenacker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hauben
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: De Beuckeleer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Willemen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Marck
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: De Schepper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018220:Fibroma, Desmoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed