Patient experience of whole body diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) for staging myeloma
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Aim WB-MRI provides a fast, highly sensitive assessment of disease burden in myeloma. The 2015 International Myeloma Working Group consensus statement recommends WB-MRI for staging asymptomatic myeloma and for workup of solitary bone plasmacytoma. The technique is noisy, employs whole body surface coils, and takes longer than a standard MRI spine. We assessed patient experience of WB-MRI and identified causes for incomplete examinations.
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