Molecular Imaging in Multiple Myeloma

Intro -- Contents -- Multiple Myeloma: Clinical Aspects -- Definition -- Pathophysiology and Pathogenesis -- Epidemiology and Etiology -- Clinical Features -- Skeletal Involvement -- Kidney Involvement -- Other Symptoms -- Laboratory -- Diagnosis -- Definition of MM -- Definition of Smoldering MM -- Differential Diagnosis -- Prognosis -- Therapy -- Goals of Treatment -- References -- What Does a Clinician Need from New Imaging Procedures? -- The Role of Imaging in Multiple Myeloma and the "Death" of Conventional Radiography -- The Role of New Imaging Techniques for the Diagnostic Work-Up of MM and SMM -- Whole Body Low Dose Computed Tomography -- 18F-FDG-Positron Emission Tomography/CT (PET/TC) -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- What Does a Clinician Need from Newer Imaging Techniques for the Diagnostic Work-Up? -- Smoldering MM (SMM) -- The Role of New Imaging Techniques for Assessment of Response to Therapy and During Follow-Up -- Importance of Response Evaluation Outside the Bone Marrow -- 18F-FDG-Positron Emission Tomography/CT -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- What Does a Clinician Need from Newer Imaging Techniques for Assessment of Response and Follow-Up? -- References -- FDG PET in Multiple Myeloma -- Introduction -- Performance of FDG-PET for the Detection of Medullary and Extra-Medullary Disease at Initial Diagnosis -- Prognostic Value of FDG-PET at Initial Diagnosis -- Potential Use of FDG-PET in Therapeutic Evaluation -- Prognostic Value of FDG-PET at Relapse -- Conclusion -- References -- Role of Standard Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Introduction -- Conventional MRI of the Bone Marrow in Myeloma -- Biological Background Relevant to Imaging -- MR Sequences and Signal Characteristics: Normal and Infiltrated Bone Marrow -- Body Coverage: Whole-Body Versus Spine and Pelvic MRI..

Medienart:

E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

©2019

Erschienen:

Cham: Springer International Publishing AG ; 2019

©2019

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nanni, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Fanti, Stefano [Mitwirkende/r]
Zanoni, Lucia [Mitwirkende/r]

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ISBN:

978-3-030-19019-4

Themen:

Electronic books
Multiple myeloma-Molecular aspects
Multiple myeloma..

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Umfang:

1 online resource (138 pages)

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

1751923738