| Popis: |
In MM and related plasma cell dyscrasias, FDG-PET or PET/CT imaging are useful and reliable techniques for assistance in the diagnosis by identifying optimal sites for biopsy, for staging and restaging the tumor, for detecting extramedullary disease, and for monitoring response to treatment. They are equally effective in secretory or nonsecretory disease, with the latter developing with an increasing frequency during the course of the disease, causing difficulty in monitoring disease response or progression. |
