Abstract
SUMMARY: MR imaging is widely used for the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with MS. Applications and protocols for MR imaging continue to evolve, prompting a need for continual reassessments of the optimal use of this technique in clinical practice. This article provides updated recommendations on the use of MR imaging in MS, based on a review of the trial evidence and personal experiences shared at a recent expert meeting of radiologists and neurologists.
Abbreviations
- BBB
- blood-brain barrier
- CIS
- clinically isolated syndrome
- CNS
- central nervous system
- DTI
- diffusion tensor imaging
- DWI
- diffusion-weighting imaging
- FLAIR
- fluid-attenuated inversion recovery
- Gd
- gadolinium
- IFNB
- interferon β
- MS
- multiple sclerosis
- NSF
- nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
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