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MRI may be diagnostic of multiple myeloma. Findings on MRI suggestive of multiple myeloma include infiltration and replacement of the bone marrow.<ref>Multiple myeloma. Radiopaedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/multiple-myeloma-1 Accessed on September, 20th 2015</ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
MRI may be diagnostic of multiple myeloma. Findings on MRI suggestive of multiple myeloma include infiltration and replacement of the bone marrow.[1]
MRI
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more sensitive than simple X-ray in the detection of lytic lesions of multiple myeloma.[2]
- MRI may supersede skeletal survey, especially when vertebral disease is suspected.[3]
- Shown below is a series of MRI images of long bones involved in multiple myeloma. (Images courtesy of RadsWiki)
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- Shown below is a series of MRI images in a multiple myeloma patient complaining of back pain.
References
- ↑ Multiple myeloma. Radiopaedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/multiple-myeloma-1 Accessed on September, 20th 2015
- ↑ Multiple myeloma. Radiopaedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/multiple-myeloma-1 Accessed on September, 20th 2015
- ↑ Multiple myeloma. Radiopaedia(2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/multiple-myeloma-1 Accessed on September, 20th 2015