[MRI in soft tissue tumors]

MRI has been shown to be very useful in the diagnostic work-up of soft tissue masses. Because of its multiplanar capability and excellent contrast resolution, MRI is the method of choice for identification of tumour extent and follow-up examinations of soft tissue lesions. Due to the unspecific appearance of most soft tissue tumours, MRI cannot replace biopsy for definitive determinations of the nature of the lesion (benign vs malignant) in the majority of cases.