1) Discuss the imaging approach to pediatric musculoskeletal neoplasms. 2) Discuss the role of different imaging modalities in the evaluation of pediatric musculoskeletal neoplasms. 3) Identify the common location and characteristic imaging findings of pediatric musculoskeletal neoplasms.
Frequency, location, and imaging characteristics are important diagnostic clues in pediatric bone and soft-tissue tumors, either benign or malignant. MR imaging has evolved as the most important diagnostic tool for local staging of primary bone and soft tissue tumors, for monitoring response to chemotherapy, and for detecting postoperative tumor recurrence.
A detailed discussion of all bone and soft tissue tumors is well beyond the scope of this review; instead, we highlight the initial evaluation and staging of primary pediatric musculoskeletal neoplasms.
Cheon, J,
Pediatric Musculoskeletal Neoplasms. Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL.
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