BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Conventional MR imaging of the cervical spinal cord in
MS is challenged by numerous artifacts and interreader variability in lesion counts. This …

This magnetic resonance (MR) imaging study was approved by the institutional review
board and was HIPAA compliant. Written informed consent was obtained from all …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is a paucity of literature that supports the
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers guideline that proton density MR imaging is a core …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to compare axial multiple-echo recombined
gradient echo (MERGE) with axial T2-weighted fast spin-echo (FSE) imaging for the …

Background and purpose The magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis consensus
guidelines currently mandate three sagittal non-contrast enhanced sequences of T2 …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Improving the sensitivity of MR imaging for the detection of
multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions in the cord might be useful in the diagnostic workup and …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: MR imaging plays an important role in diagnosing MS and
other related inflammatory diseases; however, imaging of the spinal cord is still challenging …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Spinal cord lesions are highly prevalent in MS, and their
visualization can help both in diagnosis and patient follow-up. However, the sensitivity of MR …

PURPOSE: Debate remains regarding the utility of the traditional STIR (short inversion time
recovery) sequence in aiding MRI diagnosis of spinal cord lesions in patients with multiple …

Objective: The two-dimensional multi-echo recombined gradient echo (MERGE) technique
automatically acquires and sums multiple gradient echoes at various echo times in cervical …