Prinses Máxima Centrum voor kinderoncologie (Princess Máxima Center) shared a post on LinkedIn:
“A new evidence-based guideline will help standardize imaging in children and adults with bone cancer. Prof. Hans Merks, who led the study:
‘We found that many routine choices are driven primarily by years of clinical experience, rather than by the strong scientific evidence one might expect. With this guideline, we bring together the current state of knowledge while also identifying the key questions that need to be addressed in the coming years.’
For children with bone cancer treated at the Princess Máxima Center, little will change. Current imaging practices already align closely with the new recommendations. The greatest benefit lies in greater international consistency, which will help more quickly answer important questions about the best care for children with bone cancer. The guideline may also improve care for some patients by supporting more informed decisions about imaging, helping to ensure that children receive neither more nor fewer scans than necessary.
The study on imaging in children with bone cancer was funded by the EV Foundation (Ewing sarcoma Deserves Attention). The study results were published yesterday in The Lancet Oncology.”
Emanuela Palmerini, Professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, shared a post on LinkedIn by Princess Máxima Center, adding:
“Well done Hans Merks and all the 36 coauthors from all the disciplines!
Here is the link for the clinical imaging guidelines in bonetumors including osteosarcoma and ewingsarcoma.”
Title: European guideline for imaging of primary paediatric and adult osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma: systematic review and joint statement by the FOSTER consortium, Euro Ewing Consortium, European Society of Paediatric Radiology, and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine
Authors: Laura M. E. Adriaansen, Johannes H. M. Merks, Elvira C. van Dalen, Kim F. Andersen, Sebastian D. Asaftei, Daniel Bernabeu, Kjetil Boye, Anna Campello, Michael Capra, Sílvia Costa Dias, Raquel Dávila Fajardo, Miroslaw Dziuk, Roelof van Ewijk, Nathalie Gaspar, Craig Gerrand, Ken Herrmann, Vanina Isnardi, Nina Jehanno, Thekla von Kalle, Angel M. Lancharro Zapata, Kirsten van Langevelde, David Morland, Renée L. Mulder, Emanuela Palmerini, Kannan Rajesparan, Julian M. M. Rogasch, Akmal Safwat, Sara Sirvent Cerdá, Paolo Spinnato, Sandra J. Strauss, Volker Vieth, Stefan Vöö, Megan P. Woering, Simone A. J. Ter Horst, Arthur J. A. T. Braat, Rick R. van Rijn
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