title: Whole body MR imaging: applications in oncology.
abstract: This article reviews technique and clinical applications of whole body MR imaging as a diagnostic tool in cancer staging. In particular the article reviews its role as an alternative to scintigraphy (bone scan and PET) in staging skeletal spread of disease, its role in assessing total tumour burden, its role in multiple myeloma and finally its evolving non oncologic role predominantly assessing total body composition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Finglas, Dublin 11, Ireland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eustace
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D051598:Whole Body Imaging / Q000379:methods*