title: Multiple sclerosis: what have we learned from magnetic resonance imaging studies?
abstract: We review studies that have examined the relationship between magnetic resonance imaging findings and clinical disability, postmortem observations, and cognitive dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis. We also review the use of magnetic resonance imaging findings as an outcome measure in clinical trials assessing the efficacy of new therapeutic agents for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. More advanced applications of magnetic resonance imaging and their use in multiple sclerosis is addressed later in the article.
authors.affiliation: Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass 02115, USA. khoury@cnd.bwh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Weiner
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003071:Cognition; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000068556:Interferon beta-1a; D000068576:Interferon beta-1b; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D000068576:Interferon beta-1b; D016899:Interferon-beta; D016572:Cyclosporine; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D000068556:Interferon beta-1a