Baseline bone involvement in multiple myeloma - a prospective comparison of conventional X-ray, low-dose computed tomography, and 18flourodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in previously untreated patients

Haematologica. 2016 Oct;101(10):e415-e418. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2016.146092. Epub 2016 Jul 6.
No abstract available

Keywords: CT; Myeloma; PET; X-ray; bone marker.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Absorptiometry, Photon / methods
  • Absorptiometry, Photon / standards*
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bone Neoplasms / blood
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Myeloma / blood
  • Multiple Myeloma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / standards*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / standards*

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18