Ultrasonido en tumores óseos como hallazgo inesperado: elementos de sospecha y caracterización / Bone tumor lesions: suspected elements and initial characterization of soft tissue in ultrasound

Introduction. The swelling of the soft tissues can be studied with a variety of techniques, amongst which the emphasis is on high resolution ultrasound (US) for its high availability. Bone tumors are a very rare cause of increased volume in soft tissue. Before the ultrasound finding of a bone tumor it is important to try to specify their nature to determine the need for additional studies. Objective. To present an ultrasound schema that allows for a better diagnostic approach to the unusual finding of a bone tumor. Method. Retrospective study. All soft tissue ultrasound performed at our institution over a period of five years (2009-2013), were reviewed...

Introducción. El aumento de volumen de las partes blandas puede ser estudiado con una variedad de técnicas, entre ellas destaca el ultrasonido de alta resolución (US) por su alta disponibilidad. Los tumores óseos son una causa muy infrecuente de aumento de volumen de partes blandas. Ante el hallazgo ecográfico de una tumoración ósea es importante intentar especificar su naturaleza para determinar la necesidad de estudios complementarios. Objetivo. Presentar un esquema ecográfico que permita una mejor aproximación diagnóstica ante el hallazgo inusual de un tumor óseo. Método. Estudio retrospectivo. Se revisaron todos los US de partes blandas realizados en nuestra institución por un periodo de 5 años (2009-2013)...

Medidas radiológicas útiles en patología músculo esquelética cotidiana / Useful radiological measures in osteoarticular pathology

There are multiple and diverse measurements described in medical literature that can be used for the radiological assessment of osteoarticular pathology. These are presented in regards to simple radiography as well as in computed tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance (MRI). However, this great diversity of available measurements has lead to a paradoxical and undesirable sub-utilization of these measurements in our daily practice. On the other hand, it is paramount that those measurements are recognized by other radiologists as well as by traumatological teams. An adequate interdisciplinary agreement is thus achieved. These days, with the use of digital radiology, conducting radiological measurements, drawing lines and assessing degrees, result in a fast and easy-to-use tool, provided it is adequately know. This revision presents an outline on the main radiological measurements used to evaluate osteoarticular pathology. These measurements are universally known and do not present major difficulties in their execution or interpretation.