Doppler ultrasound for diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma: efficacy of ultrasound-based screening score

1. Wilson DJ, Parada SA, Slevin JM, Arrington ED. Intrasubstance ruptures of the biceps brachii: diagnosis and management. Orthopedics 2011; 34: 890-6.10.3928/01477447-20110922-25Search in Google Scholar

2. Murphy RJ, Daines MT, Carr AJ, Rees JL. An independent learning method for orthopaedic surgeons performing shoulder ultrasound to identify fullthickness tears of the rotator cuff. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013; 95: 266-72.10.2106/JBJS.K.00706Search in Google Scholar

3. Fowler JR, Maltenfort MG, Ilyas AM. Ultrasound as a first-line test in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2013; 471: 932-7.10.1007/s11999-012-2662-3Search in Google Scholar

4. Blankstein A. Ultrasound in the diagnosis of clinical orthopedics: The orthopedic stethoscope. World J Orthop 2011; 2: 13-24.10.5312/wjo.v2.i2.13Search in Google Scholar

5. Van der Woude HJ, Vanderschueren G. Ultrasound in musculoskeletal tumors with emphasis on its role in tumor follow-up. Radiol Clin North Am 1999; 37: 753-66.10.1016/S0033-8389(05)70127-5Search in Google Scholar

6. AbiEzzi SS, Miller LS. The use of ultrasound for the diagnosis of soft-tissue masses in children. J Pediatr Orthop 1995; 15: 566-73.10.1097/01241398-199509000-00003Search in Google Scholar

7. Latifi HR, Siegel MJ. Color Doppler flow imaging of pediatric soft tissue masses. J Ultrasound Med 1994; 13: 165-9.10.7863/jum.1994.13.3.165Search in Google Scholar

8. Sintzoff SA, Jr., Gillard I, Van Gansbeke D, Gevenois PA, Salmon I, Struyven J. Ultrasound evaluation of soft tissue tumors. J Belge Radiol 1992; 75: 276-80.Search in Google Scholar

9. Griffith JF, Chan DP, Kumta SM, Chow LT, Ahuja AT. Does Doppler analysis of musculoskeletal soft-tissue tumours help predict tumour malignancy? Clin Radiol 2004; 59: 369-75.Search in Google Scholar

10. Stramare R, Gazzola M, Coran A, Sommavilla M, Beltrame V, Gerardi M, et al. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound findings in soft-tissue lesions: preliminary results. J Ultrasound 2013; 16: 21-7.10.1007/s40477-013-0005-1Search in Google Scholar

11. Chiou HJ, Chou YH, Chen WM, Chen W, Wang HK, Chang CY. Soft-tissue tumor differentiation using 3D power Doppler ultrasonography with echocontrast medium injection. J Chin Med Assoc 2010; 73: 628-33.10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70137-4Search in Google Scholar

12. Chen CY, Chiou HJ, Chou SY, Chiou SY, Wang HK, Chou YH, et al. Computeraided diagnosis of soft-tissue tumors using sonographic morphologic and texture features. Acad Radiol 2009; 16: 1531-8.10.1016/j.acra.2009.07.02419896070Search in Google Scholar

13. Giovagnorio F, Andreoli C, De Cicco ML. Color Doppler sonography of focal lesions of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. J Ultrasound Med 1999; 18: 89-93.10.7863/jum.1999.18.2.89Search in Google Scholar

14. Lakkaraju A, Sinha R, Garikipati R, Edward S, Robinson P. Ultrasound for initial evaluation and triage of clinically suspicious soft-tissue masses. Clin Radiol 2009; 64: 615-21.10.1016/j.crad.2009.01.012Search in Google Scholar

15. Bianchi S, Martinoli C. Ultrasound of the musculoskeletal system. Berlin, New York: Springer; 2007.10.1007/978-3-540-28163-4Search in Google Scholar

16. Grimer RJ. Size matters for sarcomas! Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2006; 88: 519-24.Search in Google Scholar

17. Laurino L, Furlanetto A, Orvieto E, Dei Tos AP. Well-differentiated liposarcoma (atypical lipomatous tumors). Semin Diagn Pathol 2001; 18: 258-62.Search in Google Scholar

18. Cassier PA, Kantor G, Bonvalot S, Lavergne E, Stoeckle E, Le Pechoux C, et al. Adjuvant radiotherapy for extremity and trunk wall atypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated LPS (ALT/WD-LPS): a French Sarcoma Group (GSFGETO) study. Ann Oncol 2104; 25: 1854-60.10.1093/annonc/mdu202Search in Google Scholar

19. Trovik CS, Bauer HC, Brosjo O, Skoog L, Soderlund V. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology in the diagnosis of recurrent soft tissue sarcoma. Cytopathology 1998; 9: 320-8.10.1046/j.1365-2303.1998.00102.xSearch in Google Scholar

20. Ayala AG, Ro JY, Fanning CV, Flores JP, Yasko AW. Core needle biopsy and fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of bone and soft-tissue lesions. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 1995; 9: 633-51.10.1016/S0889-8588(18)30088-1Search in Google Scholar