Onkológia 2/2011

Imaging methods in diagnostics of bone tumors

In the review article the authors try to indroduce modern diagnostic imaging methods in patients with primary skeletal malignancy. Beside X-ray, which is gold standard it is at present MRI, in indicated cases CT examination, ultrasonography, including SPECT, SPECT/ CT, PET and PET/CT. The authors describe also interventional radiology.

Keywords: diagnostic imaging methods, malignant bone tumors, interventional radiology.