Management Algorithm for Osseous Metastatic Disease: What the Treatment Teams Want to Know

Authors

Wende N. Gibbs, Barrow Neurological Institute, Department of Neuroradiology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 350 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA. Electronic address: Wende.Gibbs@BarrowNeuro.Org.Follow
Mahmud Mossa Basha, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
J Levi Chazen, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Radiologists play a primary role in identifying, characterizing, and classifying spinal metastases and can play a lifesaving role in the care of these patients by triaging those with instability to urgent spine surgery consultation. For this reason, an understanding of current treatment algorithms and principles of spinal stability in patients with cancer is vital for all who interpret spine studies. In addition, advances in imaging allow radiologists to provide more accurate diagnoses and characterize pathology, thereby improving patient safety.

Medical Subject Headings

Humans; Spinal Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging, therapy, pathology); Spine (pathology); Diagnostic Imaging

Publication Date

8-1-2023

Publication Title

Neuroimaging clinics of North America

E-ISSN

1557-9867

Volume

33

Issue

3

First Page

487

Last Page

497

PubMed ID

37356864

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.nic.2023.04.003

Recommended Citation

Gibbs, Wende N.; Basha, Mahmud Mossa; and Chazen, J Levi, "Management Algorithm for Osseous Metastatic Disease: What the Treatment Teams Want to Know" (2023). Neuroradiology. 88.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neuroradiology/88