Vp and SUVmax exhibit agreement in detecting osseous spinal metastases. However, when common thresholds for these metrics are applied, Vp exceeds SUVmax in identifying viable tumor. DCE-MRI plays a crucial role in detecting spinal metastases and offers complementary qualitative and quantitative information that can augment diagnosis and characterization of spinal metastases in addition to 18F-FDG PET/CT.
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