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. 2014 May 26;2014:967848. doi: 10.1155/2014/967848

Table 2.

Comparison of pathological evaluation and MRI evaluation.

N Histopathological evaluation MRI evaluation Follow-Up (years) Evolution
Pathologist Response to chemotherapy Radiologist Experienced orthopaedic surgeon Unexperienced surgeon
1 R1 Bad R1 R1 R1 2.9 NED
2 R1 No chemotherapy R1 R1 R1 2.7 NED
3 R2 Bad R2 R2 R2 1.6 Deceased
4 R0 Good R0 R0 R0 2.9 NED
5 R0 Good R0 R0 R1 3.1 NED
6 R0 Good R0 R0 R0 2.8 NED
7 R2 Bad R2 R2 R2 0.6 Deceased
8 R1 Good R1 R0 R0 1.9 NED
9 R1 Good R1 R1 R0 1.7 NED
10 R2 Good R2 R2 R1 3.6 NED
11 R1 Bad R1 R1 R0 1.1 NED
12 R1 Good R1 R1 R2 1.2 NED

R0: in sano resection with adequate safe margins (margin > 1 mm); R1: possible microscopic residuals (margin between 0 and 1 mm); R2: macroscopic residual disease; NED: no evidence of disease.