Imaging of Primary Tumors of the Osseous Spine

Part I: Epidemiology, Classification, Pathology, Genetics and Molecular Biology.- Epidemiology of Primary Tumors of the Osseous Spine.- Classification, Pathology, Genetics and Molecular Biology of Primary Tumors of the Osseous Spine.- Part II: Basic Semiology, Imaging Modalities and Staging.- Semiology of Primary Bone Tumors of the Spine Including Diagnostic Algorithm.- Conventional Radiography and Computed Tomography.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Primary Bone Tumors of the Spine.- PET/CT in Primary Tumors of the Osseous Spine.- Local and Distant Staging.- Imaging-Guided Biopsy.- Part III: Imaging of Primary Bone Tumors of the Spine and Its Mimics.- Vertebral Hemangioma and Angiomatous Neoplasms.- Bone Island.- Osteoid Osteoma and Osteoblastoma.- Giant Cell Tumor of the Spine.- Spinal Osteosarcoma.- Fibrous Dysplasia of the Spine.- Aneurysmal Bone Cyst and Other Cystic Lesions.- Spinal Cartilaginous Tumors.- Notochordal Tumors.- Langerhans Cell Histiocystosis.- Ewing Sarcoma.- SpinalBone Lymphoma.- Plasmocytoma.- Lipogenic Tumors.- Paget's Disease of the Spine.- Other Pseudotumoral Lesions of the Spine.- Part IV: Treatment of Tumors and Tumor-Like Conditions of the Osseous Spine.- Primary Bone Tumors of the Spine: Surgical Management.- Interventional Radiology in Primary Spinal Tumors.- Part V: Posttreatment Evaluation.- Assessment of Post Operative Post Treatment Changes: General Considerations.- Assessment of Locally Recurrent Disease, Response to Chemo- and Radiotherapy and Special Considerations.