Short tau inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging for staging and screening in myxoid liposarcoma

Abstract

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:• Myxoidliposarcoma (MLS) has a propensity to metastasize to osseous sites. • Reports in the literature suggest that FDG-PET, CT, and bone scan are insensitive and that MRI is the preferred modality for detecting metastatic disease in the bone marrow. • Whole body MRI (WBMRI) is relatively time consuming to perform when multiple sequences are used with standard equipment. • We present our initial experience utilizing WBMRI to evaluate for metastatic MLS and propose whole body STIR sequences as a methodology for screening for metastatic disease.