title: Principles of bone and soft tissue imaging.
abstract: Tumors involving the upper extremity are common. Although there are a wide variety of lesions that may occur in the hand and wrist, certain lesions have a predilection for this location. This article highlights the spectrum of imaging modalities available for the evaluation of upper extremity tumors, providing guidelines for optimum selection of radiologic examinations while emphasizing the fundamental principles inherent to tumor imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. peterson.jeffrey@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Laura W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Bancroft
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kransdorf
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed