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Value of arteriography in the diagnosis of benign and malignant bone lesions
Author(s) -
Yaghmai Issa,
Shamsa Abdolmahmoud Zia,
Shariat Shams,
Afshari Reza
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197105)27:5<1134::aid-cncr2820270520>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , biopsy , intramedullary rod , radiography , needle biopsy , angiography , bone biopsy , surgery
Arteriography was carried out without mortality or morbidity in 93 selected bone lesions in the Radiology Department of Tadj Pahlavi Hospital in Teheran, Iran. Visualizing the vascular patterns made it possible, in most instances, to distinguish accurately between benign and malignant lesions. It was used to show the intramedullary extent as well as the extent of the tumor outside of the bone, an exact delimitation helpful in determining treatment. Knowledge of the vascular patterns was used in locating viable tumor tissue from which a biopsy could be taken. Arteriography also demonstrated the effect of irradiation therapy on a given malignant bone tumor. Used in conjunction with conventional radiographic procedures, arteriography can improve both the accuracy of diagnosis and the effectiveness of treatment in bone neoplasms.