Fig. 1 | Blood Cancer Journal

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From: Recommendations for acquisition, interpretation and reporting of whole body low dose CT in patients with multiple myeloma and other plasma cell disorders: a report of the IMWG Bone Working Group

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WBLDCT scan (120 kV, 60 mAs) of a 76-year-old female with newly diagnosed smoldering myeloma, performed on a 16-slice CT scanner. a Axial slice (2/1 mm thickness/increment) at the level of the T10 vertebral body. The arms are positioned alongside the body. Assessment of the vertebra is significantly impaired due to the presence of multiple superimposed streak artifacts from beam hardening. b The artifacts are also very prominent on the sagittal MPR image, mainly at the level of the lower thoracic spine (dotted ellipse). MPR multiplanar reformation

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