Fig. 5
From: MRI in multiple myeloma: a pictorial review of diagnostic and post-treatment findings
Example of diffusion weighted b-value images b0-b200-b600-b1000. The upper sequence demonstrates the b-value images of a patient with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, the lower sequence images belong to a patients with multiple myeloma. The signal intensity of myeloma lesions are typically high on b-value images, due to the low amount of fat cells, increased cellularity and water amount. Remark the good visibility of the vertebral bodies and spinous processes in this patient with multiple myeloma