During the past decade the clinical value of PET imaging has been investigated for many
different tumors. As knowledge of the advantages and limitations of this modality increased …

Retroperitoneal sarcomas are rare neoplasms. CT or MR imaging is performed in patients
with these tumors to detect local extent and distant metastases of the tumor and for …

Objective To assess the value of [18 F] fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission
tomography (18 FDG-PET) in defining aggressive cartilage neoplasms, particularly those …

Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2013Orthopaedic problems account for
over one-third of all medical and surgical problems. Mercer's Textbook of Orthopaedics and …

Response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a significant prognostic factor for osteosarcoma
(OS). 18-F-fluorodeoxy-d-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is a …

Encountering musculoskeletal neoplasia in the clinical practice of orthopaedic surgery is a
rather uncommon event but can be an anxiety-provoking experience when it occurs. Using a …

Extraskeletal osteosarcoma (ExOs) is a rare, usually highly aggressive malignancy, which
affects individuals beyond the fifth decade of life. ExOs prinicipally occurs as a soft tissue …

Background The aim of this study is to propose a new method to quantify radioactivity with
PET/CT imaging in mandibular extension in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma …

Musculoskeletal sarcomas represent a heterogeneous group of malignancies involving
bone and soft tissue with a highly variable natural history and a correspondingly diverse …

Bone metastases are the second most frequent site of distant metastasis in head and neck
cancer. It has been shown that 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) positron emission …