PET Clin. 2024 Jul 4:S1556-8598(24)00050-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cpet.2024.05.004. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
According to international guidelines, patients with suspected myeloma should primarily undergo low-dose whole-body computed tomography (CT) for diagnostic purposes. To optimize sensitivity and specificity and enable treatment response assessment, whole-body MR (WB-MR) imaging should include diffusion-weighted imaging with apparent diffusion coefficient maps and T1-weighted Dixon sequences with bone marrow Fat Fraction Quantification. At baseline WB-MR imaging shows greater sensitivity for the detecting focal lesions and diffuse bone marrow infiltration pattern than 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET-CT, which is considered of choice for evaluating response to treatment and minimal residual disease and imaging of extramedullary disease.
PMID:38969566 | DOI:10.1016/j.cpet.2024.05.004