Kaunzner Ulrike W, Gauthier Susan A
Judith Jaffe Multiple Sclerosis Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Judith Jaffe Multiple Sclerosis Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1305 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2017 Jun;10(6):247-261. doi: 10.1177/1756285617708911. Epub 2017 May 12.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has developed into the most important tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple sclerosis (MS). Its high sensitivity for the evaluation of inflammatory and neurodegenerative processes in the brain and spinal cord has made it the most commonly used technique for the evaluation of patients with MS. Moreover, MRI has become a powerful tool for treatment monitoring, safety assessment as well as for the prognostication of disease progression. Clinically, the use of MRI has increased in the past couple decades as a result of improved technology and increased availability that now extends well beyond academic centers. Consequently, there are numerous studies supporting the role of MRI in the management of patients with MS. The aim of this review is to summarize the latest insights into the utility of MRI in MS.
磁共振成像(MRI)已发展成为诊断和监测多发性硬化症(MS)的最重要工具。其对评估脑和脊髓炎症及神经退行性病变过程的高敏感性,使其成为评估MS患者最常用的技术。此外,MRI已成为治疗监测、安全性评估以及疾病进展预后预测的有力工具。临床上,由于技术改进和可用性增加,MRI的使用在过去几十年中有所增加,现在其应用范围已远远超出学术中心。因此,有大量研究支持MRI在MS患者管理中的作用。本综述的目的是总结关于MRI在MS中应用的最新见解。