Whole-body MRI: a powerful alternative to bone scan for bone marrow staging without radiation and gadolinium enhancer.

Ismini E PapageorgiouJ DvorakI CosmaA PfeilU TeichgraeberA Malich

Published in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2019)

WB-MRI exceeds the sensitivity of BS without compromising the specificity, even after omitting the gadolinium enhancer.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
bone marrow
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance
binding protein
transcription factor
mesenchymal stem cells
lymph node
bone mineral density
dual energy
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
body composition