ISSN: 2684-1258
Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
 Research Article   
								
																Soft-Tissue Tumor Reporting and Data System (ST-RADS): MRI Reporting Guideline with Multi-Institutional Validation Study of Musculoskeletal Extremity Tumors 
																Author(s): Avneesh Chhabra*, Oganes Ashikyan, Raghu Ratakonda, Gitanjali Bajaj, Uma Thakur, Parham Pezeshk, Yin Xi, Marwa Zaid, Alexandra Callan, William Murphy, Rajendra Kumar and Behrang Amini             
								
																
						 Background: To our knowledge, no current guideline exists in outlining follow-up or  interventional strategies in musculoskeletal soft tissue tumor management. To  develop and validate Soft-tissue Tumor Reporting and Data System (ST-RADS) with  the hypothesis that the proposed guideline reliably and accurately assists in  separating benign from malignant musculoskeletal soft tissue tumors.
Methods: This is a multi-institutional cross-sectional  study of soft-tissue masses. An expert consensus agreement was reached for ST-RADS  categories using the terminology from WHO classification. Adipocytic tumors,  T2-hyperintense and T2-hypointense masses of extremities with a wide spectrum  of histologies were assessed. MRI categories were: STRADS 0-incomplete imaging,  I-no lesion identified, II-definitely benign, III-probably benign, .. View More»
						  
																DOI:
								10.35248/2684-1258.22.8.179