TY - JOUR
T1 - Brain and Spinal Cord MR Imaging Features in Multiple Sclerosis and Variants
AU - Dekker, Iris
AU - Wattjes, Mike P.
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease, with the first symptoms mostly appearing early in life. In addition to the clinical and laboratory findings, imaging has become increasingly important for diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring. Because of its importance for these purposes, a high level of knowledge of imaging MS pathology and a standardization of the imaging acquisition, interpretation, and reporting is necessary. Here we will describe the MR imaging characteristics of MS pathology, the current imaging protocols, diagnostic criteria, and the differential diagnosis of MS.
AB - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease, with the first symptoms mostly appearing early in life. In addition to the clinical and laboratory findings, imaging has become increasingly important for diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring. Because of its importance for these purposes, a high level of knowledge of imaging MS pathology and a standardization of the imaging acquisition, interpretation, and reporting is necessary. Here we will describe the MR imaging characteristics of MS pathology, the current imaging protocols, diagnostic criteria, and the differential diagnosis of MS.
KW - Diagnostic criteria
KW - Differential diagnosis
KW - MR imaging
KW - Multiple sclerosis
KW - Protocol
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85017207485&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nic.2016.12.002
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nic.2016.12.002
M3 - Review article
SN - 1052-5149
VL - 27
SP - 205
EP - 227
JO - Neuroimaging clinics of North America
JF - Neuroimaging clinics of North America
IS - 2
ER -