The contribution of spinal cord MRI to the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
Imaging considerations for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of MS are based primarily on results of MR studies of the brain. Recent studies suggest that with current technology, MR imaging of the spinal cord can make important contributions, particularly in cases with equivocal or negative brain MRI studies. Spinal cord MRI may also assume an important role in early diagnosis.
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Department of Radiology/MRI, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 E. Ninth Avenue, Campus Box A-034, Denver, CO, USA. jack.simon@uchsc.edu
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology