What is your approach to bone imaging in MGUS?
Availability and insurance coverage of advanced imaging - whole body CT, whole body MRI, skull vertex to toes FDG PET - is sometimes limited.
Community PollStarted
What imaging do you obtain for your patients with either MGUS or smoldering myeloma?
101 physicians have voted
Join Mednetto vote and see how they answered.
1 Answer
Mednet MemberInvited Expert
Medical Oncology · Mayo Clinic Rochester
Answered on · Updated on
Excellent question. For low-risk MGUS (M-spike <1.5 g/dL, normal serum free light chain ratio, and an IgG type protein), it is reasonable to forego any bone imaging in the absence of any relevant bone-related symptoms. The rate of bone involvement in patients with an M-spike of 1.5 g/dL was noted to...
Join for free or sign in to see the full answer