2021年12月1日 · A spinal cord lesion together with a lesion in the cerebellum or brainstem is very suggestive of MS. Spinal cord lesions are uncommon in most other CNS diseases, with the exception of ADEM, sarcoid, and NMOSD.

2022年8月30日 · MS lesions are generally visible on MRI scans from the earliest stages of the disease, and they may even be apparent before a person experiences any MS symptoms. An individual who experiences...

2022年4月19日 · How are lesions detected in MS? MRI. The gold standard for detecting and monitoring MS lesions in the brain and spinal cord is magnetic resonance imaging, commonly known as MRI.

A: We recommend an initial cervical and thoracic spine MRI with and without contrast along with brain MRI in patients suspected of having MS, for diagnosis, to establish disease burden, and to monitor for asymptomatic spinal cord lesions [4,5].

2023年2月8日 · Altogether, T1 sequences show any old areas of atrophy or black holes, T2 sequences help show the overall number of MS lesions in the brain or spinal cord (a.k.a. “MS lesion burden”), and contrast-enhanced sequences show any new and active MS lesions (a.k.a. “enhancing lesions”).

MRI criteria for MS are based on the presence of focal lesions in the white matter (WM) of the central nervous system (CNS), which are considered typical for this condition in terms of distribution, morphology, evolution, and signal abnormalities on conventional MRI sequences (e.g., T2-weighted, T2-FLAIR, pre- and post-contrast T1-weighted scans...

2022年12月5日 · With multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammation and scarring in the nervous system show up on an MRI as spots or lesions. MS lesions help doctors diagnose and monitor MS. MS involves inflammation directed against myelin, a substance that covers nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord — the central nervous system (CNS).

In this review, we provide the clinicians and researchers with a practical guide to enhance the proper recognition of multiple sclerosis lesions, including a thorough definition and illustration of typical MRI features, as well as a discussion of red flags suggestive of alternative diagnoses.

2016年9月7日 · White matter lesions observed on brain MRI are usually characteristic and occur in specific areas including the corpus callosum and pons. “However, in many cases, the white matter lesions as...

2020年3月31日 · MRI can reveal telltale areas of damage called lesions, or plaques, on the brain or spinal cord. It also be used to monitor disease activity and progression. If you have symptoms of MS,...