title: Advances in musculoskeletal tumor imaging.
abstract: In the last 2 decades, there has been a dramatic change in the clinical approach to the tumors of the musculoskeletal system. The role of medical imaging in diagnosis, staging,and eventual follow-up of patients who have musculoskeletal neoplasia has expanded. This article presents an overview of the role of imaging, recent advances in technology,and state-of-the-art techniques for evaluating musculoskeletal neoplasms. Conventional imaging modalities, ultrasound, CT, MRI, positron emission tomography, and image-guided interventions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine, and Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ilaslan
authors.forename: Murali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sundaram
mesh_terms: D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000175:diagnosis; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011859:Radiography; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography