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ArticleWorld journal of radiology2025

Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging provides accurate staging of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, but is less preferred by patients.

Lukas Lambert, Monika Wagnerova, Prokop Vodicka, Katerina Benesova, David Zogala, Marek Trneny, Andrea Burgetova

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Lukas LambertDepartment of Imaging Methods, Motol University Hospital and Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague 15006, Czech Republic. lukas.lambert@vfn.cz.
Monika WagnerovaDepartment of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague 12808, Czech Republic.
Prokop VodickaFirst Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague 12808, Czech Republic.
Katerina BenesovaFirst Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague 12808, Czech Republic.
David ZogalaInstitute of Nuclear Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague 12808, Czech Republic.
Marek TrnenyFirst Department of Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague 12808, Czech Republic.
Andrea BurgetovaDepartment of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague 12808, Czech Republic.

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backgroundWhole-body magnetic resonance imaging (wbMRI) allows general assessment of systemic cancers including lymphomas without radiation burden.

aimTo evaluate the diagnostic performance of wbMRI in the staging of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), determine the value of individual MRI sequences, and assess patients' concerns with wbMRI.

methodsIn this single-center prospective study, adult patients newly diagnosed with systemic DLBCL underwent wbMRI on a 3T scanner [diffusion weighted images with background suppression (DWIBS), T2, short tau inversion recovery (STIR), contrast-enhanced T1] and fluorodeoxyglucose (

resultsOf 60 eligible patients, 14 (23%) were enrolled and completed the study. The sensitivity of wbMRI in the nodal involvement (182 nodal sites) was 0.84, with 0.99 specificity, positive predictive value of 0.96, negative predictive value of 0.97, and 0.97 accuracy. PET/CT and wbMRI were concordant both in extranodal involvement (13 instances) and staging (κ = 1.0). The mean scores of the utility of MRI sequences were 3.71 ± 0.73 for DWIBS, 2.64 ± 0.84 for T1, 2.14 ± 0.77 for STIR, and 1.29 ± 0.73 for T2 (

conclusionThe wbMRI exhibited excellent sensitivity and specificity in staging DLBCL. DWIBS and contrast-enhanced T1 were rated as the most useful sequences. Patients were less willing to undergo wbMRI as a second examination parallel to PET/CT, especially owing to the long duration and the enclosed environment.

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Diffuse large B-cell lymphomaMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomography/computed tomographyPreferenceStaging

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PMCPMC11755907

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