Dual-energy CT of the bone marrow in multiple myeloma: diagnostic accuracy for quantitative differentiation of infiltration patterns.

Aleksander Kosmala Andreas Max WengBernhard KraussStefan KnopThorsten Alexander BleyBernhard Petritsch

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• DECT allows for imaging pattern allocation similar to MRI. • Bone marrow VNCa attenuation numbers differ significantly depending on the imaging pattern. • A diffuse imaging pattern can be determined confidently using DECT.

Keyphrases

bone marrow
high resolution
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
mesenchymal stem cells
multiple myeloma
image quality
magnetic resonance imaging
low grade
mass spectrometry
fluorescence imaging
high grade