title: [Magnetic resonance and multiple sclerosis I. Conventional diagnostic techniques].
abstract: Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is still the standard technique in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), despite low pathological specificity and poor correlation to the disability. The results of T2- and T1-weighted imaging with and without contrast and the lesion characteristics are presented in this review. The numerous differential diagnoses and the diagnostic MRI criteria are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: MR-afdelingen, H:S Hvidovre Hospital, DK-2650 Hvidovre. henrikm@magnet.drcmr.dk
authors.forename: Henrik Kahr
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Mathiesen
authors.forename: Annika Reynberg
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Langkilde
authors.forename: Henrik B W
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Larsson
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic