[Magnetic resonance and multiple sclerosis I. Conventional diagnostic techniques]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2002 Feb 18;164(8):1026-31.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is still the standard technique in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), despite low pathological specificity and poor correlation to the disability. The results of T2- and T1-weighted imaging with and without contrast and the lesion characteristics are presented in this review. The numerous differential diagnoses and the diagnostic MRI criteria are also reviewed.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / diagnosis*
  • Multiple Sclerosis / pathology
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic