Contributions
Abstract: 184
Type: Oral
Brain and spinal cord MRI scans at the onset of a clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) provide imaging measures that can predict the long term outcome of MS. I will review the conventional MRI measures that can be used as predictors, and include the number and location of white matter lesions, the spatial mapping of white matter lesions, the presence of lesions in the grey matter, the occurrence of lesions in the spinal cord, and the development brain atrophy. The predictive value of more advanced imaging measures, such as the levels of brain metabolites and the indices derived by diffusion imaging, will also be reviewed. The limitations of these measures and future avenues for research will be discussed.
Disclosure: OC is an Associate Editor of Neurology. She acts as a consultant for Biogen, Novartis, Teva and GE Healthcare.
Abstract: 184
Type: Oral
Brain and spinal cord MRI scans at the onset of a clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) provide imaging measures that can predict the long term outcome of MS. I will review the conventional MRI measures that can be used as predictors, and include the number and location of white matter lesions, the spatial mapping of white matter lesions, the presence of lesions in the grey matter, the occurrence of lesions in the spinal cord, and the development brain atrophy. The predictive value of more advanced imaging measures, such as the levels of brain metabolites and the indices derived by diffusion imaging, will also be reviewed. The limitations of these measures and future avenues for research will be discussed.
Disclosure: OC is an Associate Editor of Neurology. She acts as a consultant for Biogen, Novartis, Teva and GE Healthcare.