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MRI of Soft Tissue Tumours
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doi:10.1053/crad.2001.0916, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on
WINNER OF A ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS 2001 UNDERGRADUATE PRIZE FOR CLINICAL RADIOLOGY MRI OF SOFT TISSUE TUMOURS Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as the technique of choice for investigating soft tissue tumours, which account for 1% of all cancers and 5000 deaths per year in the U.S.A. The speci®c roles of MRI covered in the submission included: . . . . .
diagnosis; estimating malignancy; staging; biopsy; treatment evaluation.
The literature was reviewed to ascertain evidence for the eectiveness of MRI in these areas, including the relationship with other imaging techniques.
Nine case studies ( from the Nueld Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, U.K.) were included. These were selected to illustrate both the eectiveness and limitations of MR in these roles, rather than to provide a representative sample of soft tissue tumours. A brief account of the incidence, pathogenesis, clinical assessment and plain radiography of soft tissue tumours were covered ®rst, to place the role of MRI in its wider clinical context. Acknowledgements. Thanks to Dr Simon Ostlere, Consultant Radiologist, Nueld Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, U.K., and Dr Stephen Golding, Consultant Radiologist, John Radclie Hospital, Oxford, U.K. PATRICK FOSTER
The Queen's College, Oxford, OX1 4AW, U.K.
Correspondence to: Patrick Foster, 23 Grange Farm Close, Toton, Nottingham NG9 6EB, U.K.
433
doi:10.1053/crad.2001.0916, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on
WINNER OF A ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS 2001 UNDERGRADUATE PRIZE FOR CLINICAL RADIOLOGY MRI OF SOFT TISSUE TUMOURS Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as the technique of choice for investigating soft tissue tumours, which account for 1% of all cancers and 5000 deaths per year in the U.S.A. The speci®c roles of MRI covered in the submission included: . . . . .
diagnosis; estimating malignancy; staging; biopsy; treatment evaluation.
The literature was reviewed to ascertain evidence for the eectiveness of MRI in these areas, including the relationship with other imaging techniques.
Nine case studies ( from the Nueld Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, U.K.) were included. These were selected to illustrate both the eectiveness and limitations of MR in these roles, rather than to provide a representative sample of soft tissue tumours. A brief account of the incidence, pathogenesis, clinical assessment and plain radiography of soft tissue tumours were covered ®rst, to place the role of MRI in its wider clinical context. Acknowledgements. Thanks to Dr Simon Ostlere, Consultant Radiologist, Nueld Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, U.K., and Dr Stephen Golding, Consultant Radiologist, John Radclie Hospital, Oxford, U.K. PATRICK FOSTER
The Queen's College, Oxford, OX1 4AW, U.K.
Correspondence to: Patrick Foster, 23 Grange Farm Close, Toton, Nottingham NG9 6EB, U.K.