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Primary Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours: Role of SPECT

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In the management of primary musculoskeletal tumours, distinguishing benign from malignant is imperative. In cases of suspected sarcoma, histological confirmation of malignancy and determination of subtype prior to definitive surgery is imperative. Advances in operative techniques and neoadjuvant therapy have resulted in improved outcomes for patients, permitting limb-sparing surgery, with better functional results and decreased morbidity. The implementation of appropriate therapy and operative planning is dependent upon precise preoperative diagnosis, localisation and staging, with imaging and preoperative biopsy forming the cornerstone of this process.

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  1. Barwon Medical Imaging Barwon Health, 281, Geelong, 3220, VIC, Australia

    Shalini A. Amukotuwa M.B., B.S., FRANZCR

  2. Department of Medical Imaging St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Fitzroy, 3065, VIC, Australia

    Stephen M. Schlicht M.B., B.S., FRANZCR MANZAPNM.

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  1. School of Medicine, Dept. Nuclear Medicine, Guy's, King's and St. Thomas', Guy's Campus, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom

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  2. Deptartment of Nuclear Medicine, Guy's and St. Thomas Hospital, St. Thomas Street, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom

    Gopinath Gnanasegaran

  3. Dept. Nuclear Medicine &, Nuclear Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Hospital Road, Concord West, 2138, New South Wales, Australia

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Amukotuwa, S.A., Schlicht, S.M. (2012). Primary Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours: Role of SPECT. In: Fogelman, I., Gnanasegaran, G., van der Wall, H. (eds) Radionuclide and Hybrid Bone Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02400-9_30

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