18F-FDG PET/CT in the evaluation of cartilaginous bone neoplasms: the added value of tumor grading.

Alessio AnnovazziVincenzo AnelliCarmine ZoccaliNicolò RumiAgnese PersichettiMariangela NovelloRosa SciutoFranco BertoniVirginia FerraresiRoberto Biagini

Published in: Annals of nuclear medicine (2019)

Results in this large series of patients suggest a potential role of 18F-FDG PET/CT for histological grading of cartilaginous tumors, thus helping the orthopedic surgeon towards the most appropriate surgical procedure.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
bone mineral density
soft tissue
body composition
postmenopausal women