title: Serial quantitative MR assessment of optic neuritis in a case of neuromyelitis optica, using Gadolinium- "enhanced" STIR imaging.
abstract: A patient is presented with neuromyelitis optica. MR imaging, using a short inversion time inversion recovery (STIR) technique, clearly depicted the lesion in the left optic nerve. Subsequent serial STIR imaging, with and without Gadolinium-DTPA, allowed quantitative assessment of changes parallel to improved optic nerve function. STIR imaging is a sensitive technique to demonstrate optic nerve lesions, and enables quantitative assessment to be made of the effect of (steroid) medication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barkhof
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scheltens
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Waalewijn
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Uitdehaag
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Polman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009471:Neuromyelitis Optica / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA