title: The role of spinal cord MRI in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
abstract: In this study we evaluated the effectiveness of high field thin slice surface coil MRI in demonstrating MS plaques in the cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord. MRI seems to be in our experience a sensitive indicator of spinal cord involvement in patients suffering from MS.
authors: Cattedra di Neurologia II, Università, Roma.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Floris
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Bianco
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Rossi
authors: R
authors: R
authors: de la Paz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*