Open AccessCould Routine Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detect Local Recurrence of Musculoskeletal Sarcomas Earlier? A Cost-effectiveness Study
Author(s) -
Ajith George,
R. J. Grimer,
Steven James
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_234_17
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , medical physics
Current practice in our unit is to perform clinical assessment and plain film radiographs at regular intervals following treatment of a bone or soft tissue sarcoma (STS). Cross-sectional imaging is used in cases with a clinical suspicion of recurrence. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of this protocol to determine if earlier detection may have been possible had more intensive imaging been undertaken, and whether this may have affected outcome.