• Internal medicine journal · Oct 2021

    Imaging of patients with multiple myeloma and associated plasma cell disorders: consensus practice statement by the Medical Scientific Advisory Group to Myeloma Australia.

    • Katherine Creeper, Bradley Augustson, Kieran Kusel, Michael J Fulham, Joy Ho, Hang Quach, Peter Mollee, Nicholas Weber, Dipti Talaulikar, Anna Johnston, Nick Murphy, Douglas Joshua, Christopher Ward, Silvia Ling, John Gibson, Jeff Szer, Simon Harrison, Andrew Zannettino, Wilfrid Jaksic, Cindy Lee, Andrew Spencer, Anna Kalff, Ferenc Szabo, Ken Romeril, Henry Chan, Simon Gibbs, Noemi Horvath, and H Miles Prince.
    • Department of Haematology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
    • Intern Med J. 2021 Oct 1; 51 (10): 1707-1712.

    AbstractImaging modalities for multiple myeloma (MM) have evolved to enable earlier detection of disease. Furthermore, the diagnosis of MM requiring therapy has recently changed to include disease prior to bone destruction, specifically the detection of focal bone lesions. Focal lesions are early, abnormal areas in the bone marrow, which may signal the development of subsequent lytic lesions that typically occur within the next 18-24 months. Cross-sectional imaging modalities are more sensitive for the detection and monitoring of bone and bone marrow disease and are now included in the International Myeloma Working Group current consensus criteria for initial diagnosis and treatment response assessment. The aim of this consensus practice statement is to review the evidence supporting these modalities. A more detailed Position Statement can be found on the Myeloma Australia website.© 2021 Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

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