[Intraosseous angiography of bone tumours]

Primary bone tumours are comparatively rare lesions. The diagnosis of these bone tumours as well as of tumour-like lesions is supported particularly by radiological investigations on the one hand and by the histological analysis of the tissue on the other. In addition to the traditional methods of radiography, intraosseous vessels can be demonstrated in vivo by the new method of intraosseous angiography. Intraosseous angiography shows the actual size of the tumour which sometimes cannot be seen by normal X-ray-appearance including peripheral angiography. Furthermore by intraosseous angiography valuable informations may be obtained for differential diagnostic considerations. Both, peripheral and intraosseous angiography represent useful radiological methods for supplementary investigation of bone tumours.