title: [Multiple sclerosis].
abstract: Multiple sclerosis is the most common chronic inflammatory disease of myelin with interspersed lesions in the white matter of the central nervous system. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a key role in the diagnosis and monitoring of white matter diseases. This article focuses on key findings in multiple sclerosis as detected by MRI.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie, Radiologische Klinik, Universität des Saarlandes, 66421, Homburg/Saar. i.grunwald@gmx.net
authors.forename: I Q
authors.initials: IQ
authors.lastname: Grunwald
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kühn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Backens
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shariat
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kostopoulos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Papanagiotou
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000473:pathology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*