Bones and Soft-Tissue Tumors: Considerations for Postsurgical Imaging Follow-up

Zohaib Y Ahmad; Shivani Ahlawat; Adam S Levin; Laura M Fayad

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2021.11.010

Bones and Soft-Tissue Tumors: Considerations for Postsurgical Imaging Follow-up

Radiol Clin North Am. 2022 Mar;60(2):327-338. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2021.11.010. Epub 2022 Jan 31.

Authors

Zohaib Y Ahmad¹, Shivani Ahlawat², Adam S Levin³, Laura M Fayad⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street MC 28, New York, NY 10032, USA.
² The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, 601 North Caroline Street, JHOC 3014, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 601 North Caroline Street, JHOC 5255, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
⁴ The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, 601 North Caroline Street, JHOC 3014, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: lfayad1@jhmi.edu.

PMID: 35236597
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2021.11.010

Abstract

This article discusses how the radiologist should handle the imaging for the post-treatment sarcoma patient. This includes reviewing the timing of surveillance after therapy and the type of therapy used for sarcoma in order to better understand the typical post-treatment changes on imaging versus sarcoma recurrence. The type of imaging is reviewed, especially, magnetic resonance imaging and the relevant sequences, as well as the appearance of post-treatment changes, sarcoma recurrence, and post-treatment complications.

Keywords: MR imaging; Post-treatment; Sarcoma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging
Sarcoma* / diagnostic imaging
Sarcoma* / pathology
Sarcoma* / surgery
Soft Tissue Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Soft Tissue Neoplasms* / surgery