Edwards M K, Smith R R
Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202.
Top Magn Reson Imaging. 1989 Dec;2(1):41-8.
White matter disease is imaged with great sensitivity and poor specificity on MRI. Congenital, vascular, infectious, and autoimmune diseases as well as those with many other causes, may create similar-appearing lesions on MR. A knowledge of disease patterns and pulse sequences may improve the diagnostic specificity, but there is no substitute for an adequate clinical history.
白质病变在磁共振成像（MRI）上显示出高敏感性但特异性较差。先天性、血管性、感染性和自身免疫性疾病以及许多其他病因导致的疾病，在磁共振成像上可能会产生类似的病变。了解疾病模式和脉冲序列可能会提高诊断特异性，但充分的临床病史是无可替代的。
