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Radiation Effect on Bone Marrow

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PET/MR imaging has the ability to detect the increase in adipocytes in the bone marrow which occurs as a consequence of irradiation. The effects of irradiation of bone marrow on FDG uptake are important in determining the evaluation of bone metastases following radiation therapy.

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  1. Albany Medical Center, College of Medicine, 255 Patroon Creek Blvd, Apt# 1312, Albany, NY, 12206, USA

    David Pouldar BS

  2. Department of Radiology, Stony Brook University Hospital, 101 Nicolls Rd, HSC Lvl 4, Rm 120, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA

    Robert Matthews MD

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Pouldar, D., Matthews, R. (2018). Radiation Effect on Bone Marrow. In: PET/MR Imaging . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65106-4_18

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