Postmortem MRI of the spinal cord in multiple sclerosis.
Postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spinal cord and the brainstem in a patient with multiple sclerosis are compared with the histopathological findings. Abnormal high signal intensity areas on T2-weighted images correspond precisely to demyelinated areas.
Nagao
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Department of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Japan.
Ogawa
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Yamauchi
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D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D009847:Olivary Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000473:pathology