Advances in spinal cord imaging in multiple sclerosis

M Moccia, S Ruggieri, A Ianniello… - Therapeutic …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The spinal cord is frequently affected in multiple sclerosis (MS), causing motor, sensory and
autonomic dysfunction. A number of pathological abnormalities, including demyelination …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetic resonance imaging in primary progressive multiple sclerosis patients

M Siger - Clinical Neuroradiology, 2022 - Springer
The recently developed effective treatment of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS)
requires the accurate diagnosis of patients with this type of disease. Currently, the diagnosis …

Longitudinal spinal cord atrophy in multiple sclerosis using the generalized boundary shift integral

M Moccia, F Prados, M Filippi, MA Rocca… - Annals of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Spinal cord atrophy is a clinically relevant feature of multiple sclerosis (MS), but
longitudinal assessments on magnetic resonance imaging using segmentation‐based …

Preferential spinal cord volume loss in primary progressive multiple sclerosis

C Tsagkas, S Magon, L Gaetano… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Little is known on longer term changes of spinal cord volume (SCV) in primary
progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). Objective: Longitudinal evaluation of SCV loss in …

Clinically relevant cranio-caudal patterns of cervical cord atrophy evolution in MS

MA Rocca, P Valsasina, A Meani, C Gobbi, C Zecca… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To characterize the distribution and regional evolution of cervical cord atrophy in
patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in a multicenter dataset. Methods MRI and clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical and thoracic cord atrophy in multiple sclerosis phenotypes: Quantification and correlation with clinical disability

Y Mina, S Azodi, T Dubuche, F Andrada, I Osuorah… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective We sought to characterize spinal cord atrophy along the entire spinal cord in the
major multiple sclerosis (MS) phenotypes, and evaluate its correlation with clinical disability …

Evaluation of intra‐and interscanner reliability of MRI protocols for spinal cord gray matter and total cross‐sectional area measurements

N Papinutto, RG Henry - Journal of Magnetic Resonance …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background In vivo quantification of spinal cord atrophy in neurological diseases using MRI
has attracted increasing attention. Purpose To compare across different platforms the most …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying multiple sclerosis pathology in post mortem spinal cord using MRI

K Schmierer, A McDowell, N Petrova, D Carassiti… - Neuroimage, 2018 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common inflammatory, demyelinating and degenerative disease
of the central nervous system. The majority of people with MS present with symptoms due to …

Assessment of racial/ethnic disparities in volumetric MRI correlates of clinical disability in multiple sclerosis: a preliminary study

CA Pérez, A Salehbeiki, L Zhu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although global and regional brain volume
has been established as a relevant measure to define and predict multiple sclerosis (MS) …

[HTML][HTML] Spinal cord atrophy in a primary progressive multiple sclerosis trial: improved sample size using GBSI

M Moccia, N Valsecchi, O Ciccarelli, R Van Schijndel… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2020 - Elsevier
Background We aimed to evaluate the implications for clinical trial design of the generalised
boundary-shift integral (GBSI) for spinal cord atrophy measurement. Methods We included …