Soft-tissue masses and masslike conditions: What does CT add to diagnosis and management?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1559-1567

  Subhawong, Ty K ^a   Fishman, Elliot K ^a   Swart, Jennifer E ^b   Carrino, John A ^a   Attar, Samer ^a   Fayad, Laura M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b National Orthopedic Imaging Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization; CT; Musculoskeletal imaging; Soft tissue mass

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

BONE DENSITY; BONE MATRIX; BONE MINERALIZATION; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; CALCINOSIS; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

CALCINOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953253572     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.3736     Document Type: Review

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