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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Nucl Med. 2015 Nov 5;57(1):1–4. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.115.163808

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 1

Simplified overview of molecular markers targeted by PET and MRI. MM cells and microenvironment possess anatomic and functional biomarkers for imaging. Myeloma cells primarily reside in bone marrow compartment, disrupting bone microenvironment and altering metabolism. CXCR-4 = chemokine receptor 4.