Organ dose and total effective dose of whole-body CT in multiple myeloma patients.

Robert HemkeKai YangJad HusseiniMiriam A BredellaF Joseph Simeone

Published in: Skeletal radiology (2019)

WBLDCT in MM has a higher effective dose than a radiographic skeletal survey, but a lower effective dose than diagnostic CTs of lumbar spine, abdomen and pelvis. This underlines the broad applicability of WBLDCT in the management of MM patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
multiple myeloma
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
positron emission tomography