Rating the Efficacy of Diagnostic Imaging Studies Conducted for the Workup of Musculoskeletal Tumors
Our study was conducted to internally rate the usefulness of imaging tests ordered for patients who presented to a musculoskeletal oncology clinic. For all tumor types, MRI, CT, and plain radiographs were frequently rated as helpful studies. Core needle biopsy was the highest rated invasive study. Bone scans were considered of limited utility for most bone lesions. The quantity of wasteful studies was low overall. Our study demonstrates the complexity in obtaining appropriate diagnostic imaging for the evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors.
Authors
- Richard L. McGough
- Alexander Hoffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3717-3419)
- Mariusz Gajda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3788-7528)
- William T. Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0202-4850)
- Trudy Zou
- Carol L. Andrews
- Matthew F. Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5177-9569)
- Karen Elizabeth Schoedel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5398-8962)
- Rana Naous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5556-7376)
- Sumail Bhogal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6269-6515)
- Andrew Cordle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7032-9333)
- Stella J. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9945-6988)
- Karl-Heinz Weiss
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAAOS Global Research and Reviews
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-25-00015
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00