MRI features of soft-tissue lumps and bumps

Superficial soft-tissue lesions are frequently encountered by radiologists in everyday practice. Characterization of these soft-tissue lesions remains problematic, despite advances in imaging. By systematically using clinical history, anatomical location, and signal intensity characteristics on MRI...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inClinical radiology Vol. 69; no. 12; pp. e568 - e583
Main Authors Zhuang, K.D, Tandon, A.A, Ho, B.C.S, Chong, B.K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2014
Subjects
Diagnosis, Differential
Epidermal Cyst - pathology
Fasciitis - pathology
Hemangioma - pathology
Humans
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Melanoma - pathology
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms - pathology
Radiology
Reproducibility of Results
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - pathology
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Superficial soft-tissue lesions are frequently encountered by radiologists in everyday practice. Characterization of these soft-tissue lesions remains problematic, despite advances in imaging. By systematically using clinical history, anatomical location, and signal intensity characteristics on MRI images, one can determine the diagnosis for the subset of determinate lesions that have characteristic clinical and imaging features as well as narrow the differential diagnoses for lesions with non-specific or indeterminate characteristics. In this review, a spectrum of histologically proven benign and malignant superficial soft-tissue lesions from a single institution will be presented. In addition, a few tumour-like conditions will be included as they can be encountered during imaging of soft-tissue masses.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-3
content type line 23
ObjectType-Review-1
ISSN:0009-9260
1365-229X
DOI:10.1016/j.crad.2014.08.016