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Magnetic resonance imaging of the bone marrow in hematological malignancies

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Despite its lack of specificity, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the bone marrow has the potential to play a role in the management of patients with primary neoplastic disorders of the hematopoietic system, including lymphomas, leukemias and multiple myeloma. In addition to its use in the assessment of suspected spinal cord compression, bone marrow MRI could be used as a prognostic method or as a technique to assess the response to treatment. The current review addresses the common patterns of bone marrow involvement observed in primary neoplasms of the bone marrow, basic technical principles of bone marrow MRI, and several applications of MRI in selected clinical situations.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University Hospital St. Luc, 10 Av. Hippocrate, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium , BE

    B. C. Vande Berg, F. E. Lecouvet, B. Maldague & J. Malghem

  2. Department of Hematology, University Hospital St. Luc, 10 Av. Hippocrate, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium, BE

    L. Michaux & A. Ferrant

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Received 22 May 1997; Revision received 27 January 1998; Accepted 29 January 1998

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Vande Berg, B., Lecouvet, F., Michaux, L. et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of the bone marrow in hematological malignancies. Eur Radiol 8, 1335–1344 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050548

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