Table 3 Overview for "follow-up"
Article | Patients with WB-MRI | Patients with follow-up MRI | Time frame between MRIs | Total lesions in initial MRI | Total lesions in follow-up MRI | MRI sequences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guerin-Pfyffer et al. [36] | 9 | 5 | 6 months—4 years | 28 | 14 | STIR, T1w, T2w |
Hofmann et al. [37] | 8 | 8 (1 lost for last follow-up) | After 3 and 6 cycles of Pam, 6 months after last Pam | 37 | Not specified | T1-TSE, T1-TSE fatsat + C, TIRM |
Beck et al. [8] | 21 | 37 (21 WB-MRI) | After 3, 6 and 12 months | 184 | 81 after 12 months | TIRM |
Sağ et al. [38] | 13 | Not specified | Not specified | 60 | Not specified | Not specified |
Miettunen et al. [39] | Only local MRI | 9 (local MRI) | Within 4 weeks of symptom recurrence after end of Pam | Not specified, median 3,5 | Not specified | T1-SE, T2 fatsat or STIR, T1w fatsat + C, |
Moussa et al. [40] | 7 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | local MRI: pre- and post-contrast; WB-MRI: STIR | |
Gaal et al. [41] | 1, rest only local MRI (mandible) | 8 | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | T1w, STIR |
Roderick et al. [42] | 11 | 11 | Before and after Pam therapy, median 16 months | 75 | 32 | T1w, STIR, T1w + C |
Hospach et al. [43] | Not specified | 12 (only with vertebral deformities) | Pam (7 patients): before therapy and after median 13 months | Only specified in patients with Pam | Only specified after Pam | STIR |