International myeloma working group consensus statement and guidelines regarding the current role of imaging techniques in the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple Myeloma (https://www.myeloma.org/iwmg/consensus-role-imaging-techniques-diagnosis-monitoring-myeloma)
This statement reviews imaging methods that can detect bone and soft tissue damage caused by multiple myeloma (MM), including the following:
- Conventional radiography: “gold standard” in imaging studies of myeloma patients
- Computed tomography (CT): When an MRI is not possible, a CT is suggested to determine cord compression.
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): provides imaging complementary to skeletal survey results
- Nuclear medicine imaging
- Neither bone scintigraphy, nor dual x-ray absorptiometry, is recommended as an imaging study for myeloma patients
- Positron emission tomography/CT, MIBI: neither are recommended directly for myeloma imaging, but can be helpful in clarifying other imaging results that are questionable.
Authors:
Dimopoulos M, Terpos E, Comenzo RL, Tosi P, Beksac M, Sezer O, Siegel D, Lokhorst H, Kumar S, Rajkumar SV, Niesvizky R, Moulopoulos LA, Durie BG;IMWG.
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