title: Advances in the medical imaging of multiple myeloma and related clinical significance.
abstract: Multiple myeloma is an incurable malignancy developed in the bone marrow plasma cell system. It usually consists of focal lesions of the bone,soft tissue lesions,and diffuse bone marrow infiltration. Currently,the diagnosis and follow-up of multiple myeloma are highly dependent on various medical imaging techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
authors.forename: Hai-Bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
authors.forename: Hua-Dan
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology,PUMC Hospital,CAMS and PUMC,Beijing 100730,China.
authors.forename: Shuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D001842:Bone and Bones; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis*