International myeloma working group consensus statement and guidelines regarding the current role of imaging techniques in the diagnosis and monitoring of …

M Dimopoulos, E Terpos, RL Comenzo, P Tosi… - Leukemia, 2009 - nature.com
Several imaging technologies are used for the diagnosis and management of patients with
multiple myeloma (MM). Conventional radiography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic …

A systematic approach to vertebral hemangioma

S Gaudino, M Martucci, R Colantonio, E Lozupone… - Skeletal radiology, 2015 - Springer
Vertebral hemangiomas (VHs) are a frequent and often incidental finding on computed
tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the spine. When their imaging …

Prognostic significance of focal lesions in whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in patients with asymptomatic multiple myeloma

J Hillengass, K Fechtner, MA Weber… - Journal of Clinical …, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Purpose With whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (wb-MRI), almost the whole bone
marrow compartment can be examined in patients with monoclonal plasma cell disease …

Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of multiple myeloma 2005.

A Smith, F Wisloff, D Samson - British journal of …, 2006 - search.ebscohost.com
The article presents the revised and updated guidelines on the diagnosis and management
of multiple myeloma. It includes new sections on imaging and the management skeletal …

Whole-body MRI versus whole-body MDCT for staging of multiple myeloma

A Baur-Melnyk, S Buhmann, C Becker… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to compare the detection rate of bone
manifestations of multiple myeloma in whole-body MRI compared with MDCT and to assess …

Role of MRI for the diagnosis and prognosis of multiple myeloma

A Baur-Melnyk, S Buhmann, HR Dürr… - European journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
For the correct staging of patients with multiple myeloma sensitive detection is mandatory in
order to estimate prognosis and to decide for adequate therapy. Magnetic resonance …

Radiologic diagnosis of bone metastases

DI Rosenthal - … International Journal of the American Cancer …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Metastatic cancer often involves the skeleton. Tumor most often reaches the bones by
hematogenous spread; however, direct extension from the primary tumor or from another …

The role of imaging techniques in the management of multiple myeloma

E Zamagni, M Cavo - British journal of haematology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Bone disease is the major feature of multiple myeloma (MM). Imaging is required for correct
staging, in the follow‐up after treatment and, as recently highlighted, is predictor of …

Quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging of the bone marrow: an adjunct tool for the diagnosis of a diffuse MR imaging pattern in patients with multiple myeloma

V Koutoulidis, S Fontara, E Terpos, F Zagouri… - Radiology, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To evaluate the apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) of magnetic resonance (MR)
imaging patterns in the bone marrow of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and to …

Diffusion‐weighted imaging for non‐invasive and quantitative monitoring of bone marrow infiltration in patients with monoclonal plasma cell disease: a comparative …

J Hillengass, T Bäuerle, R Bartl… - British journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Bone marrow plasma cell infiltration is a crucial parameter of disease activity in monoclonal
plasma cell disorders. Until now, the only way to quantify such infiltration was bone marrow …