CTA for Pulmonary Thrombo-Embolism in Pregnant Women.

Auntminnie does report on a very interesting issue - of performing CTA in pregnant women for ruling out pulmonary thrombo-embolism. The radiation risk to the fetus is within acceptable limits and much better than V/Q scanning. The issue however is of the risk of intravenous contrast, which however does not seem to be much of a problem.

Radiology, Women's Imaging

Prognostic significance of magnetic resonance imaging of bone marrow in previously untreated patients with multiple myeloma -- Moulopoulos et al., 10.

This is an interesting article that describes the various bone marrow patterns in patients with multiple myeloma and their prognostic significance. Irrespective of treatment regimen, a diffuse pattern of involvement is associated with poor prognosis. Other patterns include a focal pattern, a variegated pattern and a normal pattern.

Prognostic significance of magnetic resonance imaging of bone marrow in previously untreated patients with multiple myeloma -- Moulopoulos et al., 10.1093/annonc/mdi362 -- Annals of Oncology