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Abstract #3296

Imaging of Musculoskeletal Tumors with Anatomic, Functional and Metabolic Techniques: The Pre-Treatment Setting

Laura M. Fayad1, Fillipo Del Grande2, Ney Tatizawa-Shiga2, Xin Wang, Peter B. Barker2, Michael A. Jacobs2, John A. Carrino2, David A. Bluemke3

1Radiology, Orthopaedic Surgery and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States; 2Radiology, Johns Hopkins University; 3Radiology, NIH

The role of MR imaging in the evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors continues to evolve as new techniques emerge. While conventional T1 and fluid-sensitive sequences are entirely sufficient to determine the location and extent of a lesion, quantitative methodologies (chemical shift imaging, perfusion imaging, DWI, MR spectroscopy) have become available and provide metrics that may advance the role of MR imaging for characterization. Tumor extent is well-evaluated on anatomic pulse sequences, but with the advent of whole body imaging, the roles of MR imaging now include detection.

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