Document Detail


Imaging of spinal metastatic disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22312523     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Metastases to the spine can involve the bone, epidural space, leptomeninges, and spinal cord. The spine is the third most common site for metastatic disease, following the lung and the liver. Approximately 60-70% of patients with systemic cancer will have spinal metastasis. Materials/Methods. This is a review of the imaging techniques and typical imaging appearances of spinal metastatic disease. Conclusions. Awareness of the different manifestations of spinal metastatic disease is essential as the spine is the most common site of osseous metastatic disease. Imaging modalities have complimentary roles in the evaluation of spinal metastatic disease. CT best delineates osseous integrity, while MRI is better at assessing soft tissue involvement. Physiologic properties, particularly in treated disease, can be evaluated with other imaging modalities such as FDG PET and advanced MRI sequences. Imaging plays a fundamental role in not only diagnosis but also treatment planning of spinal metastatic disease.
Authors:
Lubdha M Shah; Karen L Salzman
Related Documents :
21091273 - Gadolinium-conjugated pla-peg nanoparticles as liver targeted molecular mri contrast ag...
10610003 - Adaptive anisotropic noise filtering for magnitude mr data.
19957383 - Knee osteoarthritis. efficacy of a new method of contrast-enhanced musculoskeletal ult...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-11-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of surgical oncology     Volume:  2011     ISSN:  2090-1410     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Surg Oncol     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-02-07     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101566285     Medline TA:  Int J Surg Oncol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  769753     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, The University of Utah, 1A71 SOM, 50 N. Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Lymphadenectomy in management of invasive bladder cancer.
Next Document:  Higher Volume at Time of Breast Conserving Surgery Reduces Re-Excision in DCIS.