The Claim

In patients with high-risk smoldering myeloma, whole-body MRI is capable of detecting bone marrow infiltration in the absence of focal lesions in a subset of patients, and this detection may influence decisions to initiate early treatment.

Source: Multiple Myeloma and Smoldering Myeloma: Prospective Evaluation of 3 T Whole Body MRI and 18F-FDG PET/CT and Their Impact on Clinical Management

What the research says

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In plain English

For some people with an early form of blood cancer called smoldering myeloma, a special full-body scan (MRI) can spot hidden cancer cells in the bone marrow—even when there are no visible tumors—and this might help doctors decide to start treatment sooner.

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In high-risk smoldering myeloma, whole-body MRI detects bone marrow infiltration without focal lesions in a subset of patients, which may influence early treatment decisions.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Multiple Myeloma and Smoldering Myeloma: Prospective Evaluation of 3 T Whole Body MRI and 18F-FDG PET/CT and Their Impact on Clinical Management

    This study found that a special type of MRI scan can spot early signs of cancer in the bone marrow of high-risk patients, even when there are no visible tumors — and this helped doctors decide to start treatment earlier in some cases.

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