title: Comparison of Tc-99m sestamibi and F-18 FDG-PET in the assessment of multiple myeloma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tc-99m methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile (MIBI) has been reported to be a useful tracer in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Few articles have reported the potential value of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the evaluation of MM. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic abilities of the MIBI scan and the FDG-PET scan in the evaluation of MM.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve patients with MM were included. All patients received a radiological skeletal survey, MIBI scan and FDG-PET scan.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-four lesions (19 soft tissue lesions and 15 skeletal lesions) plus 5 cases of bone marrow involvement were detected. The conventional skeletal X-ray survey detected 4 soft tissue lesions (21.1%), 12 skeletal lesions (80%), but no bone marrow involvement (0%). The MIBI scan found 4 cases of bone marrow involvement (80%), 13 soft tissue lesions (68.4%) and 12 skeletal lesions (80%). The PET scan detected 5 cases of bone marrow involvement (100%), 17 soft tissue lesions (89.5%) and 14 skeletal lesions (93.3%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both the MIBI and the FDG-PET scans are useful in the evaluation of patients with MM. However, FDG-PET can detect more lesions than the MIBI scan in patients with MM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Guang-Uei
authors.initials: GU
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Chien-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Shih-Chuan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Wan-Yu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi