March 1, 1985Orthopedics
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Patient with Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Leg
Why the study?
Does MRI more accurately delineate the extent of soft tissue sarcoma compared to other imaging modalities in a patient with high grade malignant fibrous histiocytoma?
Population
1 patient with a high grade malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the leg
Comparison
Proton (p 1 H) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) vs 99mTc diphosphonate bone scan, arteriogram, and…
Design
Case_report
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May inform surgical staging for soft tissue sarcomas; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Structured PICO
Does MRI more accurately delineate the extent of soft tissue sarcoma compared to other imaging modalities in a patient with high grade malignant fibrous histiocytoma?
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Population
1 patient with a high grade malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the leg
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Intervention
Proton (p 1 H) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Comparator
99mTc diphosphonate bone scan, arteriogram, and computed tomogram (CT)
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Outcome
Delineation of the extent of the soft tissue sarcomasurrogate
MRI may provide important information relative to surgical staging and preoperative planning for soft tissue sarcomas that is not available from other imaging techniques.
Limitations
- Spatial resolution of MRI is inferior to that of CT
Cite This Study
Gebhardt et al. (1985) studied this question.