Positron emission tomography with 2-deoxy-2-[18]fluoro-d-glucose (FDG-PET) imaging has been extensively used to detect occult metastatic malignant lesions in patients with carcinoma. We describe its use in three patients with multiple myeloma, each representing a particular clinical situation in which this imaging modality offered advantages over plain radiography, computerized tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. FDG-PET provides a whole body image showing sites of occult disease. This is of particular value in patients with non-secretory myeloma, solitary plasmacytoma or for those that relapse with focal disease following autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
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Ebina, Y
Akashi, D
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Akashi, D
Takeda, M
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Takeda, M
Watari, H
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Watari, H
Yamamoto, R
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Yamamoto, R
Minakami, H
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Minakami, H
Sakuragi, N
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