Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 124-141 , May 2007

Bone Tumor Mimics: Avoiding Misdiagnosis

  • C. Frank Gould, MD

      Affiliations

    • Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola, FL
    • ,
  • Justin Q. Ly, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Justin Q. Ly, MD, Department of Radiology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, 2200 Bergquist Drive, Suite 1, Lackland AFB, TX 78236-5300.
    • ,
  • Grant E. Lattin Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, David Grant Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA
    • ,
  • Douglas P. Beall, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
    • ,
  • Joseph B. Sutcliffe III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX.

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 The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of the Navy, or the United States government.

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doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2007.01.001

Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 124-141 , May 2007

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