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==Choice of modality==
*'''[[X-ray of bone tumors]]''' is the optimal initial choice for undiagnosed primary bone tumors.<ref name="CostelloeMadewell2013">{{cite journal|last1=Costelloe|first1=Colleen M.|last2=Madewell|first2=John E.|title=Radiography in the Initial Diagnosis of Primary Bone Tumors|journal=American Journal of Roentgenology|volume=200|issue=1|year=2013|pages=3–7|issn=0361-803X|doi=10.2214/AJR.12.8488|url=https://www.ajronline.org/doi/full/10.2214/AJR.12.8488}}</ref>
*'''[[CT of bone tumors]]''' can aid in reaching a diagnosis in selected cases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiologyassistant.nl/en/p494e15cbf0d8d/bone-tumor-systematic-approach-and-differential-diagnosis.html|title=Bone tumor - Systematic approach and Differential diagnosis|author=Henk Jan van der Woude and Robin Smithuis|accessdate=2019-07-23|website=Radiology Assistant}}</ref> It is also indicated as part of a general metastasis screening in case of a known cancer.
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