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16-05-2023 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Commentary

The rising role of magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers in diagnosing multiple sclerosis

Authors: Giuseppe Pontillo, Sirio Cocozza

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 11/2023

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by both focal and diffuse inflammatory demyelination, as well as neurodegeneration, that can occur in different regions of the brain and spinal cord [1]. The diagnosis of MS is based on showing the dissemination of demyelinating lesions in space and time while excluding alternative conditions [2]. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most sensitive method for revealing the presence of these lesions and has played a central role in the work-up of patients with suspected MS since its formal inclusion in diagnostic criteria in 2001 [3]. …

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Title: The rising role of magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers in diagnosing multiple sclerosis
Authors: Giuseppe Pontillo
Sirio Cocozza
Publication date: 16-05-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Multiple Sclerosis
Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disease
Biomarkers
Published in: European Radiology / Issue 11/2023
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-09738-2

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