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ReviewAJR. American journal of roentgenology2010

Soft-tissue masses and masslike conditions: what does CT add to diagnosis and management?

Ty K Subhawong, Elliot K Fishman, Jennifer E Swart, John A Carrino, Samer Attar, Laura M Fayad

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Review in AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Triple-Phase Computed Tomography for Differentiating Canine Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Mast Cell Tumors From Benign Lesions: A Size-Based Evaluation.Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ty K SubhawongThe Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Elliot K Fishman
Jennifer E Swart
John A Carrino
Samer Attar
Laura M Fayad

Funding

Training for Clinician Scientists in Imaging ResearchT32EB006351 · NIBIB · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI POMPER, MARTIN G · 2006 to 2022
$4.0M
NIBIB NIH HHS 1T32EB006351NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB006351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAlthough MRI is the technique of choice for evaluating most soft-tissue masses, CT often provides valuable complementary information. Specifically, there are distinguishing CT characteristics that can suggest a specific diagnosis, including the lesion's mineralization pattern, density, pattern of adjacent bone involvement, and degree and pattern of vascularity.

conclusionThis article provides an overview of the CT evaluation of soft-tissue masses, emphasizing a differential diagnosis based on these CT features.

Indexed as

CalcinosisDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSoft Tissue NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray Computed

Identifiers

PMID20489097
PMCPMC2884142

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