| Literature DB >> 32966607 |
Elizabeth Hill1, Esther Mena2, Candis Morrison1, Alexander Dew1,3, Peter Choyke2, Liza Lindenberg2, Dickran Kazandjian1.
Abstract
Skeletal survey (SS) continues to be used in the community to detect bone disease in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). While the false-negative rate is high, the specificity of SS is less well characterised. Here, we compare the diagnostic accuracy of SS compared to 18 F-FDG-PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) in 79 patients referred to our tertiary centre with a diagnosis of smouldering MM. SS had a specificity of 83·1% (95% confidence interval: 72·0-90·5%). This study reinforces the importance of using more specific imaging techniques to avoid inaccurate diagnosis that could lead to the risks associated with unnecessary therapy in patients with smouldering MM. Published 2020. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.Entities:
Keywords: lytic lesions; myeloma imaging; positron emission tomography/computed tomography; skeletal survey; smouldering multiple myeloma
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32966607 PMCID: PMC9310660 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17088
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Haematol ISSN: 0007-1048 Impact factor: 8.615