Imaging of bone metastasis: An update

• 作者: Carmel G Cronin Fiona L Carty Gerard J O’Sullivan
• 来源期刊: 世界放射学杂志：英文版（电子版）
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: metastasis AN UPDATE metastases MODALITIES STAGING metastatic TUMOUR skeletal morphological MALIGNANCY
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（8）
• 页码范围: 202-211
• 页数: 10页
• 分类号: R

摘要

Early detection of skeletal metastasis is critical for accurate staging and optimal treatment. This paper briefly reviews our current understanding of the biological mechanisms through which tumours metastasise to bone and describes the available imaging methods to diagnose bone metastasis and monitor response to treatment. Among the various imaging modalities currently available for imaging skeletal metastasis, hybrid techniques whichfuse morphological and functional data are the most sensitive and specific, and positron emission tomography(PET)/computed tomography and PET/magnetic resonance imaging will almost certainly continue to evolve and become increasingly important in this regard.