ACR appropriateness criteria follow-up of malignant or aggressive musculoskeletal tumors
CC Roberts, MJ Kransdorf, FD Beaman… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - Elsevier
Appropriate imaging modalities for the follow-up of malignant or aggressive musculoskeletal
tumors include radiography, MRI, CT, 18 F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET/CT, 99m Tc
bone scan, and ultrasound. Clinical scenarios reviewed include evaluation for metastatic
disease to the lung in low-and high-risk patients, for osseous metastatic disease in
asymptomatic and symptomatic patients, for local recurrence of osseous tumors with and
without significant hardware present, and for local recurrence of soft tissue tumors. The …
tumors include radiography, MRI, CT, 18 F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET/CT, 99m Tc
bone scan, and ultrasound. Clinical scenarios reviewed include evaluation for metastatic
disease to the lung in low-and high-risk patients, for osseous metastatic disease in
asymptomatic and symptomatic patients, for local recurrence of osseous tumors with and
without significant hardware present, and for local recurrence of soft tissue tumors. The …
