Comparison of Three MR Sequences for the Detection of Cervical Cord Lesions in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
Maria A. Roccaa,
Giovanna Mastronardoa,
Mark A. Horsfielda,
Clodoaldo Pereiraa,
Giuseppe Iannuccia,
Bruno Colomboa,
Lucia Moiolaa,
Giancarlo Comia and
Massimo Filippi,a
a From the Neuroimaging Research Unit (M.A.R., G.M., C.P., G.I., M.F.) and the Clinical Trials Unit (B.C., L.M., G.C.), Department of Neuroscience, Scientific Institute Ospedale San Raffaele, University of Milan, Italy; and the Department of Medical Physics, University of Leicester, UK (M.A.H.).
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FIG 1. Sagittal 3-mm-thick sections of the cervical cord in a patient with relapsing-remitting MS.
A, FSE (4700/112/3) sequence.
B, MT-GE (600/10/2) sequence.
C, Fast-STIR (2288/60/4; TI = 110) sequence.
One lesion is seen at the C1 level in B (arrow) and C.
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FIG 2. Sagittal 3-mm-thick sections of the cervical cord in a patient with relapsing-remitting MS.
A, FSE (4700/112/3) sequence.
B, MT-GE (600/10/2) sequence.
C, Fast-STIR (2288/60/4; TI = 110) sequence.
Two lesions, one anterior at C4 and one central at C7–T1, are visible in C (arrow). Only the C4 lesion is visible in B (arrow), and only the C7–T1 lesion is visible in A (arrow).
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