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Application progress of MRI in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma
ZHANG Yurou  ZHU Xinyu  GUO Li  Li Zhili 

Cite this article as: ZHANG Y R, ZHU X Y, GUO L, et al. Application progress of MRI in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(12): 192-197. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.12.035.


[Abstract] Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant hematologic tumor characterized by clonal proliferation of plasma cells. Timely and accurate diagnosis and treatment can improve the prognosis and prolong the survival of patients. MRI is currently recognized as the most sensitive imaging modality for detecting bone marrow infiltration in MM and plays an important role in the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of MM. This article reviews the latest advances in MRI in the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of MM, to provide new ideas for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of MM patients.
[Keywords] multiple myeloma；magnetic resonance imaging；diffusion-weighted imaging；radiomics；application progress

ZHANG Yurou   ZHU Xinyu   GUO Li*   Li Zhili  

Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650101

Corresponding author: GUO L, E-mail: guolidoc@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Medical Discipline Leaders Training Program of Yunnan Provincial Health and Health Commission (No. D-2019024).
Received  2023-09-21
Accepted  2023-11-06
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.12.035
Cite this article as: ZHANG Y R, ZHU X Y, GUO L, et al. Application progress of MRI in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(12): 192-197. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.12.035.

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