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== Diagnosis and evaluation == | == Diagnosis and evaluation == | ||
Radiography is low sensitivity for both lytic and blastic bone lesions, but it is quite specific. More than 50% of the trabecular bone must be destroyed for the lesion to be visible on radiography. The [[Codman triangle]] may be visible on x-ray. | [[Radiography]] is low sensitivity for both lytic and blastic bone lesions, but it is quite specific. More than 50% of the trabecular bone must be destroyed for the lesion to be visible on radiography. The [[Codman triangle]] may be visible on x-ray. | ||
CT and MRI have high sensitivity and specificity. | [[Computed tomography|CT]] and [[MRI]] have high sensitivity and specificity. | ||
Bone scintigraphy and PET or PET/CT is very sensitive for bone lesions but is less specific than CT or MRI. | [[Bone scintigraphy]] and [[PET]] or [[PET/CT]] is very sensitive for bone lesions but is less specific than CT or MRI. | ||
<noinclude>[[Category:Pathology]] | <noinclude>[[Category:Pathology]] | ||
[[Category:Oncology]] | [[Category:Oncology]] | ||
</noinclude> | </noinclude> | ||