Whole-Body 18F-FDG PET/CT, Whole-Body 99mTc-MIBI, and MRI of Spine and Pelvis Performed on 33 MM Patients at Diagnosis: Comparison According to Presence of Normal, Diffuse, or Focal and Focal + Diffuse Pattern of Bone Marrow Involvement
| Imaging modality | N | D | F-FD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole-body 18F-FDG PET/CT | 1 (3) | 3 (9) | 29 (88) |
| Whole-body 99mTc-MIBI | 3 (9) | 11 (33) | 19 (57) |
| MRI of spine and pelvis | 6 (18) | 13 (39) | 14 (42) |
N = normal; D = diffuse; F-FD = focal and focal + diffuse.
Values in parentheses are percentages (2-sided Fisher exact test; P < 0.005).