title: Multiple myeloma lesion detection with whole body CT versus radiographic skeletal survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare accuracy of CT versus radiographs in detecting myeloma lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review of patients who were simultaneously evaluated with radiographs and PET/CT scans. Two radiologists independently assessed each modality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total number of lesions detected with CT was 968 versus 248 for radiographs (p < .001). Nine patients (18%) had no lesions on either CT or radiographs. Of the remaining 42 patients, 39 had more lesions on CT. CT could have resulted in upstaging of disease in 31 cases (61%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CT is superior for detecting myeloma lesions.
authors: Department of Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
authors: Kelechi
authors: K
authors: Princewill
authors: Sampson
authors: S
authors: Kyere
authors: Omer
authors: O
authors: Awan
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Mulligan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D051598:Whole Body Imaging / Q000379:methods*