title: [NMR tomography in plasmacytoma].
abstract: In 20 patients with multiple myeloma, the results of MR, x-ray, bone scintigraphy, bone marrow scintigraphy and bone marrow biopsy were compared. MR proved the most sensitive imaging method for the detection of bone marrow infiltration followed by x-ray examinations. Bone marrow scintigraphy and especially bone scintigraphy revealed false-negative results more often. These findings were more impressive by the direct comparison of several investigated regions showing different findings of each imaging method. False-positive results were not found. In 4 patients false-negative results of bone marrow biopsy had to be assumed because of definitely pathological findings by x-ray and MRI.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universität Köln.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Linden
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gückel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Widder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jungehülsing
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Diehl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schicha
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
vernacular_title: Kernspintomographie beim Plasmozytom.