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Snoussi H, Cohen‐Adad J, Combès B, Bannier É, Tounekti S, Kerbrat A, Barillot C, Caruyer E. Effectiveness of regional diffusion MRI measures in distinguishing multiple sclerosis abnormalities within the cervical spinal cord. Brain Behav 2023; 13:e3159. [PMID: 37775975 PMCID: PMC10636413 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.3159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system. Although conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used for MS diagnosis and clinical follow-up, quantitative MRI has the potential to provide valuable intrinsic values of tissue properties that can enhance accuracy. In this study, we investigate the efficacy of diffusion MRI in distinguishing MS lesions within the cervical spinal cord, using a combination of metrics extracted from diffusion tensor imaging and Ball-and-Stick models. METHODS We analyzed spinal cord data acquired from multiple hospitals and extracted average diffusion MRI metrics per vertebral level using a collection of image processing methods and an atlas-based approach. We then performed a statistical analysis to evaluate the feasibility of these metrics for detecting lesions, exploring the usefulness of combining different metrics to improve accuracy. RESULTS Our study demonstrates the sensitivity of each metric to underlying microstructure changes in MS patients. We show that selecting a specific subset of metrics, which provide complementary information, significantly improves the prediction score of lesion presence in the cervical spinal cord. Furthermore, the Ball-and-Stick model has the potential to provide novel information about the microstructure of damaged tissue. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that diffusion measures, particularly combined measures, are sensitive in discriminating abnormal from healthy cervical vertebral levels in patients. This information could aid in improving MS diagnosis and clinical follow-up. Our study highlights the potential of the Ball-and-Stick model in providing additional insights into the microstructure of the damaged tissue.
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- Haykel Snoussi
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074, Empenn ERL U 1228, Rennes, FranceUniversité de Rennes, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074RennesFrance
- Department of RadiologyBoston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- NeuroPoly LabInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnique MontrealMontrealQuebecCanada
- Functional Neuroimaging UnitCRIUGM, Université de MontréalMontréalQuebecCanada
- Mila – Quebec AI InstituteMontréalQuebecCanada
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074, Empenn ERL U 1228, Rennes, FranceUniversité de Rennes, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074RennesFrance
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074, Empenn ERL U 1228, Rennes, FranceUniversité de Rennes, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074RennesFrance
- Department of RadiologyRennes University HospitalRennesFrance
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- Department of RadiologyThomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Departement of NeurologyRennes University HospitalRennesFrance
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074, Empenn ERL U 1228, Rennes, FranceUniversité de Rennes, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074RennesFrance
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074, Empenn ERL U 1228, Rennes, FranceUniversité de Rennes, CNRS, Inria, Inserm, IRISA UMR 6074RennesFrance
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Al-Tameemi HN, Hassoun HK, Mohammed IQ, Allebban Z. MRI assessment of cervical spinal cord cross-sectional area in patients with multiple sclerosis. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2023; 14:660-666. [PMID: 38059247 PMCID: PMC10696324 DOI: 10.25259/jnrp_87_2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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Objectives Spinal cord abnormalities including cervical cord atrophy are common in multiple sclerosis (MS). This study aimed to assess the cervical spinal cord cross-sectional area (CSA) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in MS patients. Materials and Methods Sixty participants were enrolled in this study (16 male and 44 female), 30 patients with MS, diagnosed according to the revised McDonald criteria, and 30 apparently healthy individuals as the control group. CSA of the spinal cord was measured on axial T2-weighted images of the cervical MRI studies from C2 to C7 vertebral levels. Results There was a significant difference between MS patients and the control group in mean CSA at a different level. The mean CSA at C2, in MS cases, was significantly lower than controls (67.7 ± 9.4 mm2 vs. 81.3 ± 4.6 mm2). Similarly, the mean CSA at C7 (64.4 ± 9.9 mm2) and average C2-7 (68 ± 9.1 mm2) of MS cases were significantly lower than the control. There was a strong inverse correlation between mean cervical cord CSA and duration of the disease and disability score. The reduction in cervical cord CSA was more prominent in patients with secondary progressive MS. There was no significant difference regarding age, gender, type of treatment, or the number of cervical cord lesions. Conclusion The mean CSA was significantly lower in patients with MS than in the control group and was lesser in progressive types. Patients with a longer duration of MS and a high disability score tend to have smaller CSA.
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- Haider N. Al-Tameemi
- Middle Euphrates Neurosciences Center, Faculty of Medicine, Kufa University, Al-Najaf, Iraq
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- Middle Euphrates Neurosciences Center, Faculty of Medicine, Kufa University, Al-Najaf, Iraq
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- Middle Euphrates Unit of Cancer Research, Kufa University College of Medicine, Al-Najaf, Iraq
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Seyedmirzaei H, Nabizadeh F, Aarabi MH, Pini L. Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review. J Magn Reson Imaging 2023; 58:1011-1029. [PMID: 37042392 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2023] Open
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Diffusion-weighted imaging has been applied to investigate alterations in multiple sclerosis (MS). In the last years, advanced diffusion models were used to identify subtle changes and early lesions in MS. Among these models, neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) is an emerging approach, quantifying specific neurite morphology in both grey (GM) and white matter (WM) tissue and increasing the specificity of diffusion imaging. In this systematic review, we summarized the NODDI findings in MS. A search was conducted on PubMed, Scopus, and Embase, which yielded a total number of 24 eligible studies. Compared to healthy tissue, these studies identified consistent alterations in NODDI metrics involving WM (neurite density index), and GM lesions (neurite density index), or normal-appearing WM tissue (isotropic volume fraction and neurite density index). Despite some limitations, we pointed out the potential of NODDI in MS to unravel microstructural alterations. These results might pave the way to a deeper understanding of the pathophysiological mechanism of MS. EVIDENCE LEVEL: 2. TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 3.
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- Padova Neuroscience Center (PNC), University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Assessment of cervical spinal cord volume in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Clin Imaging 2022; 90:44-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Riederer I, Mühlau M, Zimmer C, Gutbrod-Fernandez M, Sollmann N, Kirschke JS. Pre-contrast T1-weighted imaging of the spinal cord may be unnecessary in patients with multiple sclerosis. Eur Radiol 2021; 31:9316-9323. [PMID: 34109486 PMCID: PMC8589794 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08077-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Objectives Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease frequently involving the spinal cord, which can be assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Here, we hypothesize that pre-contrast T1-w imaging does not add diagnostic value to routine spinal MRI for the follow-up of patients with MS. Methods 3-T MRI scans including pre- and post-contrast T1-w as well as T2-w images of 265 consecutive patients (mean age: 40 ± 13 years, 169 women) with (suspected) MS were analyzed retrospectively. Images were assessed in two separate reading sessions, first excluding and second including pre-contrast T1-w images. Two independent neuroradiologists rated the number of contrast-enhancing (ce) lesions as well as diagnostic confidence (1 = unlikely to 5 = very high), overall image quality, and artifacts. Results were compared using Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank tests and weighted Cohen’s kappa (κ). Results Fifty-six ce lesions were found in 43 patients. There were no significant differences in diagnostic confidence between both readings for both readers (reader 1: p = 0.058; reader 2: p = 0.317). Inter-rater concordance was both moderate regarding artifacts (κ = 0.418) and overall image quality (κ = 0.504). Thirty-one black holes were found in 25 patients with high diagnostic confidence (reader 1: 4.04 ± 0.81; reader 2: 3.80 ± 0.92) and substantial inter-rater concordance (κ = 0.700). Conclusions Availability of pre-contrast T1-w images did not significantly increase diagnostic confidence or detection rate of ce lesions in the spinal cord in patients with MS. Thus, pre-contrast T1-w sequences might be omitted in routine spinal MRI for follow-up exams, however not in special unclear clinical situations in which certainty on contrast enhancement is required. Key Points Availability of pre-contrast T1-w images does not increase diagnostic confidence or detection rate of contrast-enhancing lesions in the spinal cord of MS patients. Excluding pre-contrast T1-w sequences reduces scan time, thus providing more time for other sequences or increasing the patients’ compliance.
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- Isabelle Riederer
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany.
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- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Jeong K, Shah LM, Lee YJ, Thapa B, Sapkota N, Bisson E, Carlson NG, Jeong EK, Rose JW. High-b diffusivity of MS lesions in cervical spinal cord using ultrahigh-b DWI (UHb-DWI). Neuroimage Clin 2021; 30:102610. [PMID: 33752076 PMCID: PMC7985401 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate UHb-rDWI signal in white matter tracts of the cervical spinal cord (CSC) and compare quantitative values between healthy control WM with both MS NAWM and MS WM lesions. METHODS UHb-rDWI experiments were performed on (a) 7 MS patients with recently active or chronic lesions in CSC and on (b) 7 healthy control of similar age range and gender distribution to MS subjects. All MRI data were acquired using clinical 3T MRI system. Axial high-b diffusion images were acquired using 2D single-shot DW stimulated EPI with reduced FOV and a CSC-dedicated 8 channel array coil. High-b diffusion coefficient DH was estimated by fitting the signal-b curve to a double or single-exponential function. RESULTS The high-b diffusivity DH values were measured as (0.767 ± 0.297) × 10-3 mm2/s in the posterior column lesions, averaged over 6 MS patients, and 0.587 × 10-3 mm2/s in the corticospinal tract for another patient. The averaged DH values of the 7 healthy volunteers from the posterior and lateral column were (0.0312 ± 0.0306) × 10-3 and (0.0505 ± 0.0205) × 10-3 mm2/s, respectively. UHb-rDWI signal-b curves of the MS patients revealed to noticeably behave differently to that of the healthy controls. The patient signal-b curves decayed with greater high-b decay constants to reach lower signal intensities relative to signal-b curves of the healthy controls. CONCLUSION UHb-DWI of the CSC reveals a marked difference in signal-b-curves and DH values in MS lesions compared to NAWM and healthy control WM. Based on physical principles, we interpret these altered observations of quantitative diffusion values to be indicative of demyelination. Further studies in animal models will be required to fully interpret UHb-DWI quantitative diffusion values during demyelination and remyelination.
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- Kyle Jeong
- Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research, University of Utah, Utah, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Utah, USA
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- Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research, University of Utah, Utah, USA
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- Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research, University of Utah, Utah, USA
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- Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research, University of Utah, Utah, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Utah, USA
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- Neuroimmunology and Neurovirology Division, Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Utah, USA; GRECC, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Utah, USA; Department of Neurobiology, University of Utah, Utah, USA
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- Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research, University of Utah, Utah, USA; Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Utah, USA
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- Neuroimmunology and Neurovirology Division, Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Utah, USA; Neurology Service, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Utah, USA.
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Hnilicová P, Štrbák O, Kolisek M, Kurča E, Zeleňák K, Sivák Š, Kantorová E. Current Methods of Magnetic Resonance for Noninvasive Assessment of Molecular Aspects of Pathoetiology in Multiple Sclerosis. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6117. [PMID: 32854318 PMCID: PMC7504207 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease with expanding axonal and neuronal degeneration in the central nervous system leading to motoric dysfunctions, psychical disability, and cognitive impairment during MS progression. The exact cascade of pathological processes (inflammation, demyelination, excitotoxicity, diffuse neuro-axonal degeneration, oxidative and metabolic stress, etc.) causing MS onset is still not fully understood, although several accompanying biomarkers are particularly suitable for the detection of early subclinical changes. Magnetic resonance (MR) methods are generally considered to be the most sensitive diagnostic tools. Their advantages include their noninvasive nature and their ability to image tissue in vivo. In particular, MR spectroscopy (proton 1H and phosphorus 31P MRS) is a powerful analytical tool for the detection and analysis of biomedically relevant metabolites, amino acids, and bioelements, and thus for providing information about neuro-axonal degradation, demyelination, reactive gliosis, mitochondrial and neurotransmitter failure, cellular energetic and membrane alternation, and the imbalance of magnesium homeostasis in specific tissues. Furthermore, the MR relaxometry-based detection of accumulated biogenic iron in the brain tissue is useful in disease evaluation. The early description and understanding of the developing pathological process might be critical for establishing clinically effective MS-modifying therapies.
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- Petra Hnilicová
- Biomedical Center Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia; (O.Š.); (M.K.)
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- Biomedical Center Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia; (O.Š.); (M.K.)
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- Biomedical Center Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia; (O.Š.); (M.K.)
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- Clinic of Neurology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia; (E.K.); (Š.S.); (E.K.)
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- Clinic of Radiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia;
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- Clinic of Neurology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia; (E.K.); (Š.S.); (E.K.)
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- Clinic of Neurology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia; (E.K.); (Š.S.); (E.K.)
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Durand-Dubief F. Should spinal cord MRI be systematically performed for diagnosis and follow-up of multiple sclerosis? Synthesis. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2020; 176:490-493. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2020.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Swanberg KM, Landheer K, Pitt D, Juchem C. Quantifying the Metabolic Signature of Multiple Sclerosis by in vivo Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Current Challenges and Future Outlook in the Translation From Proton Signal to Diagnostic Biomarker. Front Neurol 2019; 10:1173. [PMID: 31803127 PMCID: PMC6876616 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.01173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) offers a growing variety of methods for querying potential diagnostic biomarkers of multiple sclerosis in living central nervous system tissue. For the past three decades, 1H-MRS has enabled the acquisition of a rich dataset suggestive of numerous metabolic alterations in lesions, normal-appearing white matter, gray matter, and spinal cord of individuals with multiple sclerosis, but this body of information is not free of seeming internal contradiction. The use of 1H-MRS signals as diagnostic biomarkers depends on reproducible and generalizable sensitivity and specificity to disease state that can be confounded by a multitude of influences, including experiment group classification and demographics; acquisition sequence; spectral quality and quantifiability; the contribution of macromolecules and lipids to the spectroscopic baseline; spectral quantification pipeline; voxel tissue and lesion composition; T1 and T2 relaxation; B1 field characteristics; and other features of study design, spectral acquisition and processing, and metabolite quantification about which the experimenter may possess imperfect or incomplete information. The direct comparison of 1H-MRS data from individuals with and without multiple sclerosis poses a special challenge in this regard, as several lines of evidence suggest that experimental cohorts may differ significantly in some of these parameters. We review the existing findings of in vivo1H-MRS on central nervous system metabolic abnormalities in multiple sclerosis and its subtypes within the context of study design, spectral acquisition and processing, and metabolite quantification and offer an outlook on technical considerations, including the growing use of machine learning, by future investigations into diagnostic biomarkers of multiple sclerosis measurable by 1H-MRS.
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- Kelley M Swanberg
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, New York, NY, United States.,Department of Radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, United States
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Moccia M, Ruggieri S, Ianniello A, Toosy A, Pozzilli C, Ciccarelli O. Advances in spinal cord imaging in multiple sclerosis. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2019; 12:1756286419840593. [PMID: 31040881 PMCID: PMC6477770 DOI: 10.1177/1756286419840593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The spinal cord is frequently affected in multiple sclerosis (MS), causing motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunction. A number of pathological abnormalities, including demyelination and neuroaxonal loss, occur in the MS spinal cord and are studied in vivo with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The aim of this review is to summarise and discuss recent advances in spinal cord MRI. Advances in conventional spinal cord MRI include improved identification of MS lesions, recommended spinal cord MRI protocols, enhanced recognition of MRI lesion characteristics that allow MS to be distinguished from other myelopathies, evidence for the role of spinal cord lesions in predicting prognosis and monitoring disease course, and novel post-processing methods to obtain lesion probability maps. The rate of spinal cord atrophy is greater than that of brain atrophy (-1.78% versus -0.5% per year), and reflects neuroaxonal loss in an eloquent site of the central nervous system, suggesting that it can become an important outcome measure in clinical trials, especially in progressive MS. Recent developments allow the calculation of spinal cord atrophy from brain volumetric scans and evaluation of its progression over time with registration-based techniques. Fully automated analysis methods, including segmentation of grey matter and intramedullary lesions, will facilitate the use of spinal cord atrophy in trial designs and observational studies. Advances in quantitative imaging techniques to evaluate neuroaxonal integrity, myelin content, metabolic changes, and functional connectivity, have provided new insights into the mechanisms of damage in MS. Future directions of research and the possible impact of 7T scanners on spinal cord imaging will be discussed.
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- Marcello Moccia
- Queen Square MS Centre, NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK
- Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care and Research Centre, Department of Neurosciences, Federico II University of Naples, via Sergio Pansini, 5, Edificio 17 - piano terra, Napoli, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Queen Square MS Centre, NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Queen Square MS Centre, NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, UK
- National Institute for Health Research, University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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Magnetic resonance imaging in immune-mediated myelopathies. J Neurol 2019; 267:1233-1244. [PMID: 30694379 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-019-09206-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Immune-mediated myelopathies are a heterogeneous group of inflammatory spinal cord disorders including autoimmune disorders with known antibodies, e.g. aquaporin-4 IgG channelopathy or anti-myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-associated myelitis, myelopathies in the context of multiple sclerosis and systemic autoimmune disorders with myelopathy, as well as post-infectious and paraneoplastic myelopathies. Although magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord is still challenging due to the small dimension of the cord cross-section and frequent movement and susceptibility artifacts, recent methodological advances have led to improved diagnostic evaluation and characterization of immune-mediated myelopathies. Topography, length and width of the lesion, gadolinium enhancement pattern, and changes in morphology over time help in narrowing the broad differential diagnosis. In this review, we give an overview of recent advances in magnetic resonance imaging of immune-mediated myelopathies and its role in the differential diagnosis and monitoring of this heterogeneous group of disorders.
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The 1996 originally established multiple sclerosis (MS) subtypes, based solely on clinical impression and consensus, were revised in 2013 to review potential imaging and biological correlates and to reflect recently identified clinical aspects of MS. As a result, potential new disease phenotypes, radiologically isolated syndrome, and clinically isolated syndrome were considered along with the addition of two new descriptor subtypes: activity and progression applied to relapsing remitting and progressive MS phenotypes. In this way, the description of an individual patient's disease course is refined and provides temporal information about the ongoing disease process. There is still a lack of imaging and biological markers that would distinguish MS phenotypes and prognosticate the disease course on an individual patient's level, creating a pressing need for large collaborative research efforts in this field.
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- Sylvia Klineova
- The CGD Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029
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- The CGD Center for Multiple Sclerosis, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029
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Spinal cord (SC) MRI in multiple sclerosis (MS) has significant usefulness in clinical and investigational settings. Conventional MRI of the SC is used in clinical practice, because it has both diagnostic and prognostic value. A number of advanced, quantitative SC MRI measures that assess the structural and functional integrity of the SC have been evaluated in investigational settings. These techniques have collectively demonstrated usefulness in providing insight into microstructural and functional changes relevant to disability in MS. With further development, these techniques may be useful in clinical trial settings as biomarkers of neurodegeneration and protection, and in day-to-day clinical practice.
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- Alexandra Muccilli
- Division of Neurology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada; Division of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier de L'Université de Montréal, Université de Montréal, 1058 Saint-Denis Street, Montreal, Quebec H2X 3J4, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Dastagir A, Healy BC, Chua AS, Chitnis T, Weiner HL, Bakshi R, Tauhid S. Brain and spinal cord MRI lesions in primary progressive vs. relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. eNeurologicalSci 2018; 12:42-46. [PMID: 30229136 PMCID: PMC6141305 DOI: 10.1016/j.ensci.2018.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Primary progressive (PP) multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered a clinically distinct entity from the spectrum of relapsing-remitting (RR) forms of the disease. Objective To compare the presence of brain and spinal cord lesions between PP and RR subjects. Methods We studied people with PPMS [n = 40, 17 (42.5%) men, age 50.7 ± 7.7 years, disease duration 10.1 ± 7.4 years, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score 4.6 ± 2.1] and RRMS [n = 40, 12 (30%) men, age 47.9 ± 4.2, disease duration 13.7 ± 5.9, EDSS 1.7 ± 1.3]. MRI of the brain and full spinal cord at 1.5T was analyzed to define patients having: 1. brain only, 2. spinal cord only, or 3. brain and spinal cord MS lesions. Results Lesions in the brain only were less common in PP (n = 1, 2.5% of people) than RR (n = 10, 25%) (Fisher's exact p = 0.007). Lesions in the spinal cord only (PP: n = 6, 15%, RR: n = 3, 7.5%, p = 0.481) or brain plus spinal cord (PP: n = 33, 83%, RR: n = 27, 68%, p = 0.196) were similar between groups. PP had higher EDSS and timed 25-ft walk (Wilcoxon tests, both p < 0.001), higher age (t-test p = 0.049), lower disease duration (t-test, p = 0.02), and a similar sex ratio (Fisher's exact p = 0.352) vs. RR. Conclusions We report a topographic difference in MRI lesion involvement between PPMS and RRMS. Lesions restricted to the brain are more common in RRMS. These findings provide support to the notion that PP may have features distinctive from the RR spectrum of the disease. Longitudinal comparisons and quantitative MRI analysis would be necessary to confirm and extend these results.
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- Akram Dastagir
- Departments of Neurology and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research, Partners MS Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research, Partners MS Center, Harvard Medical School, USA.,Biostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research, Partners MS Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research, Partners MS Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research, Partners MS Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research, Partners MS Center, Harvard Medical School, USA.,Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research, Partners MS Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
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- Departments of Neurology and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Laboratory for Neuroimaging Research, Partners MS Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
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Hagens MHJ, Burggraaff J, Kilsdonk ID, de Vos ML, Cawley N, Sbardella E, Andelova M, Amann M, Lieb JM, Pantano P, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Killestein J, Oreja-Guevara C, Ciccarelli O, Gasperini C, Lukas C, Wattjes MP, Barkhof F. Three-Tesla MRI does not improve the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: A multicenter study. Neurology 2018; 91:e249-e257. [PMID: 29925550 PMCID: PMC6059032 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000005825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE In the work-up of patients presenting with a clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), 3T MRI might offer a higher lesion detection than 1.5T, but it remains unclear whether this affects the fulfilment of the diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS We recruited 66 patients with CIS within 6 months from symptom onset and 26 healthy controls in 6 MS centers. All participants underwent 1.5T and 3T brain and spinal cord MRI at baseline according to local optimized protocols and the MAGNIMS guidelines. Patients who had not converted to MS during follow-up received repeat brain MRI at 3-6 months and 12-15 months. The number of lesions per anatomical region was scored by 3 raters in consensus. Criteria for dissemination in space (DIS) and dissemination in time (DIT) were determined according to the 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria. RESULTS Three-Tesla MRI detected 15% more T2 brain lesions compared to 1.5T (p < 0.001), which was driven by an increase in baseline detection of periventricular (12%, p = 0.015), (juxta)cortical (21%, p = 0.005), and deep white matter lesions (21%, p < 0.001). The detection rate of spinal cord lesions and gadolinium-enhancing lesions did not differ between field strengths. Three-Tesla MRI did not lead to a higher number of patients fulfilling the criteria for DIS or DIT, or subsequent diagnosis of MS, at any of the 3 time points. CONCLUSION Scanning at 3T does not influence the diagnosis of MS according to McDonald diagnostic criteria.
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- Marloes H J Hagens
- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.H.J.H., J.B., J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K., M.L.d.V., M.P.W., F.B.), MS Centre Amsterdam, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (B.I.L.-W.), VU University Medical Centre; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (I.D.K.), Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre (N.C., O.C.) and Institutes of Neurology & Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Neurology and Psychiatry (E.S., P.P.), Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Department of Neurology (M. Andelova, M. Amann) and Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology (M. Amann, J.M.L.), University Hospital Basel; Medical Image Analysis Centre (M. Amann), Basel, Switzerland; Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo (P.P.), Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy; Department of Neurology (C.O.-G.), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain; National Institute for Health Research (O.C., F.B.), University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), UK; Department of Neurosciences (C.G.), San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy; and Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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Griffin J, Levine JM. High-resolution MRI of spinal cords by compressive sensing parallel imaging. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2018; 2015:4266-9. [PMID: 26737237 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2015.7319337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a common injury due to diseases or accidents. Noninvasive imaging methods play a critical role in diagnosing SCI and monitoring the response to therapy. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), by the virtue of providing excellent soft tissue contrast, is the most promising imaging method for this application. However, spinal cord has a very small cross-section, which needs high-resolution images for better visualization and diagnosis. Acquiring high-resolution spinal cord MRI images requires long acquisition time due to the physical and physiological constraints. Moreover, long acquisition time makes MRI more susceptible to motion artifacts. In this paper, we studied the application of compressive sensing (CS) and parallel imaging to achieve high-resolution imaging from sparsely sampled and reduced k-space data acquired by parallel receive arrays. In particular, the studies are limited to the effects of 2D Cartesian sampling with different subsampling schemes and reduction factors. The results show that compressive sensing parallel MRI has the potential to provide high-resolution images of the spinal cord in 1/3 of the acquisition time required by the conventional methods.
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Zeydan B, Gu X, Atkinson EJ, Keegan BM, Weinshenker BG, Tillema JM, Pelletier D, Azevedo CJ, Lebrun-Frenay C, Siva A, Okuda DT, Kantarci K, Kantarci OH. Cervical spinal cord atrophy: An early marker of progressive MS onset. NEUROLOGY-NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION 2018; 5:e435. [PMID: 29435472 PMCID: PMC5795903 DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective To assess whether cervical spinal cord atrophy heralds the onset of progressive MS. Methods We studied 34 individuals with radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS) and 31 patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) age matched to 25 patients within a year of onset of secondary progressive MS (SPMS). Two raters independently measured (twice per rater) the cervical spinal cord average segmental area (CASA) (mm2) of axial T2-weighted images between C2 and C7 landmarks. The midsagittal T2-weighted image from the end of C2 to the end of C7 vertebra was used to measure the cervical spine (c-spine) length (mm). Sex, age at cervical MRI, number and location of cervical spinal cord lesions, c-spine length, and diagnoses were analyzed against the outcome measures of CASA and C2 and C7 slice segmental areas. Results Intrarater and interrater agreement was excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient >0.97). The CASA area (p = 0.03) and C7 area (p = 0.002) were smaller in SPMS compared with RRMS. The C2 area (p = 0.027), CASA (p = 0.004), and C7 area (p = 0.003) were smaller in SPMS compared with RIS. The C2 area did not differ between SPMS and RRMS (p = 0.09). The C2 area (p = 0.349), CASA (p = 0.136), and C7 area (p = 0.228) did not differ between RIS and MS (SPMS and RRMS combined). In the multivariable model, ≥2 cervical spinal cord lesions were associated with the C2 area (p = 0.008), CASA (p = 0.009), and C7 area independent of disease course (p = 0.017). Progressive disease course was associated with the C7 area independent of the cervical spinal cord lesion number (p = 0.004). Conclusion Cervical spinal cord atrophy is evident at the onset of progressive MS and seems partially independent of the number of cervical spinal cord lesions. Classification of evidence This study provides Class III evidence that MRI cervical spinal cord atrophy distinguishes patients at the onset of progressive MS from those with RIS and RRMS.
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- Burcu Zeydan
- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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- Department of Neurology (B.Z., X.G., B.M.K., B.G.W., J.-M.T., O.H.K.), Department of Radiology (B.Z., K.K.), and Department of Health Sciences Research (E.J.A.), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (X.G.), The affiliated ZhongShan Hospital of DaLian University, LiaoNing, China; Multiple Sclerosis Center (D.P., C.J.A.), Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Department of Neurology (C.L.-F.), Hopital Pasteur, Nice, France; Cerrahpasa School of Medicine (A.S.), Istanbul University, Turkey; and Department of Neurology & Neurotherapeutics (D.T.O.), Clinical Center for Multiple Sclerosis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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Hagens MH, Burggraaff J, Kilsdonk ID, Ruggieri S, Collorone S, Cortese R, Cawley N, Sbardella E, Andelova M, Amann M, Lieb JM, Pantano P, Lissenberg-Witte BI, Killestein J, Oreja-Guevara C, Wuerfel J, Ciccarelli O, Gasperini C, Lukas C, Rovira A, Barkhof F, Wattjes MP. Impact of 3 Tesla MRI on interobserver agreement in clinically isolated syndrome: A MAGNIMS multicentre study. Mult Scler 2018; 25:352-360. [PMID: 29327668 PMCID: PMC6393953 DOI: 10.1177/1352458517751647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Background: Compared to 1.5 T, 3 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) increases
signal-to-noise ratio leading to improved image quality. However, its
clinical relevance in clinically isolated syndrome suggestive of multiple
sclerosis remains uncertain. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate how 3 T MRI affects the
agreement between raters on lesion detection and diagnosis. Methods: We selected 30 patients and 10 healthy controls from our ongoing prospective
multicentre cohort. All subjects received baseline 1.5 and 3 T brain and
spinal cord MRI. Patients also received follow-up brain MRI at 3–6 months.
Four experienced neuroradiologists and four less-experienced raters scored
the number of lesions per anatomical region and determined dissemination in
space and time (McDonald 2010). Results: In controls, the mean number of lesions per rater was 0.16 at 1.5 T and 0.38
at 3 T (p = 0.005). For patients, this was 4.18 and 4.40,
respectively (p = 0.657). Inter-rater agreement on
involvement per anatomical region and dissemination in space and time was
moderate to good for both field strengths. 3 T slightly improved agreement
between experienced raters, but slightly decreased agreement between
less-experienced raters. Conclusion: Overall, the interobserver agreement was moderate to good. 3 T appears to
improve the reading for experienced readers, underlining the benefit of
additional training.
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- Marloes Hj Hagens
- Department of Neurology, MS Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, MS Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, MS Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Onze Lieve Vrouwen Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy/Department of Neurosciences, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy/NMR Research Unit, Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- NMR Research Unit, Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- NMR Research Unit, Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland/Medical Image Analysis Center (MIAC), Basel, Switzerland/Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy/Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo, Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, MS Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Image Analysis Center (MIAC), Basel, Switzerland/NeuroCure, Charité - Berlin University of Medicine, Berlin, Germany/Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- NMR Research Unit, Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Neurosciences, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, MS Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, MS Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Spain JA, Cressman S, Marin H, Patel SC, Corrigan JJ, Griffith B. Cord Topographical Anatomy and its Role in Evaluating Intramedullary Lesions. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2017; 47:437-444. [PMID: 29054315 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2017.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Intramedullary spinal lesions present a wide differential diagnosis including infectious, inflammatory, traumatic, ischemic, benign, or malignant neoplastic etiologies. Using knowledge of anatomy and physiology within the spinal cord, many similar appearing entities can be parsed into a prioritized differential. The purpose of this article is to review anatomy and pathophysiology of the spinal cord, with subsequent discussion of how this knowledge can be used to differentiate several similar appearing intramedullary pathologic processes. Discussion includes the pathophysiology, imaging findings, and clinical pearls of several intramural lesions including infarct, demyelinating lesions, traumatic injury, neoplasm, vascular malformation, and metabolic processes such as subacute combined degeneration.
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- Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
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By S, Xu J, Box BA, Bagnato FR, Smith SA. Application and evaluation of NODDI in the cervical spinal cord of multiple sclerosis patients. Neuroimage Clin 2017; 15:333-342. [PMID: 28560158 PMCID: PMC5443965 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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INTRODUCTION There is a need to develop imaging methods sensitive to axonal injury in multiple sclerosis (MS), given the prominent impact of axonal pathology on disability and outcome. Advanced multi-compartmental diffusion models offer novel indices sensitive to white matter microstructure. One such model, neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI), is sensitive to neurite morphology, providing indices of apparent volume fractions of axons (vin), isotropic water (viso) and the dispersion of fibers about a central axis (orientation dispersion index, ODI). NODDI has yet to be studied for its sensitivity to spinal cord pathology. Here, we investigate the feasibility and utility of NODDI in the cervical spinal cord of MS patients. METHODS NODDI was applied in the cervical spinal cord in a cohort of 8 controls and 6 MS patients. Statistical analyses were performed to test the sensitivity of NODDI-derived indices to pathology in MS (both lesion and normal appearing white matter NAWM). Diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) analysis were also performed to compare with NODDI. RESULTS A decrease in NODDI-derived vin was observed at the site of the lesion (p < 0.01), whereas a global increase in ODI was seen throughout white matter (p < 0.001). DKI-derived mean kurtosis (MK) and radial kurtosis (RK) and DTI-derived fractional anisotropy (FA) and radial diffusivity (RD) were all significantly different in MS patients (p < 0.02), however NODDI provided higher contrast between NAWM and lesion in all MS patients. CONCLUSION NODDI provides unique contrast that is not available with DKI or DTI, enabling improved characterization of the spinal cord in MS.
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- Samantha By
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Dekker I, Wattjes MP. Brain and Spinal Cord MR Imaging Features in Multiple Sclerosis and Variants. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2017; 27:205-227. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Arrambide G, Rovira A, Sastre-Garriga J, Tur C, Castilló J, Río J, Vidal-Jordana A, Galán I, Rodríguez-Acevedo B, Midaglia L, Nos C, Mulero P, Arévalo MJ, Comabella M, Huerga E, Auger C, Montalban X, Tintore M. Spinal cord lesions: A modest contributor to diagnosis in clinically isolated syndromes but a relevant prognostic factor. Mult Scler 2017; 24:301-312. [DOI: 10.1177/1352458517697830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background: The usefulness of performing a spinal cord (SC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in all clinically isolated syndromes (CIS) is controversial. Objective: To assess the value of SC lesions for predicting multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis and disability accrual in CIS. Methods: Concerning SC lesions and MS diagnosis (2010 McDonald), adjusted Cox regression analyses were performed in increasingly specific CIS groups: all cases ( n = 207), non-SC CIS ( n = 143), non-SC CIS with abnormal brain MRI ( n = 90) and non-SC CIS with abnormal brain MRI not fulfilling 2010 MS ( n = 67). For the outcome Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) ≥3.0, similar analyses were performed in all cases ( n = 207), non-SC CIS ( n = 143) and SC CIS ( n = 64). Performance at 2 years was assessed for all outcomes. Results: The presence of SC lesions increased MS risk 2.0–2.6 times independently of factors like brain lesions. If considering lesion number, the risk ranged from 1.6 to 2.1 for one lesion to 2.4–3.3 for ≥2. SC lesions increased the short-term disability risk around fivefold, better demonstrated in non-SC CIS. SC lesions were very specific for evolution to MS and showed very high sensitivity for EDSS ≥3.0. Conclusion: SC lesions are independent predictors of MS in all CIS and contribute to short-term disability accrual. SC MRIs in CIS could be useful to estimate their prognosis.
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- Georgina Arrambide
- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Radiology (IDI), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Radiology (IDI), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Radiology (IDI), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servei de Neurologia-Neuroimmunologia, Centre d’Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We analyze recent data on technical aspects, clinical indications, and imaging features of spinal cord MRI in multiple sclerosis, and on the value of this examination for assessing the type and extension of spinal cord damage, and for predicting prognosis in patients with this disease. RECENT FINDINGS Spinal cord MRI on patients with multiple sclerosis is technically challenging and a standardized protocol that optimizes the accuracy of this examination is essential, particularly as recent studies have shown its value for diagnostic and prognostic purposes. Several recent studies have proven the potential value of new, quantitative spinal cord magnetic resonance metrics for assessing the type and degree of spinal cord damage. Although these measures can bring new insights into the understanding of the disease, there is not enough evidence to support their use outside the research scenario. SUMMARY Neurologists and neuroradiologists should be aware of the added value of conventional spinal cord MRI in the initial diagnosis and monitoring of multiple sclerosis. The use of advanced quantitative magnetic resonance techniques, which better assess the degree of irreversible tissue damage within the spinal cord, is mainly restricted to clinical research and cannot yet be incorporated into the daily clinical practice.
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Rovira A, Auger C. Spinal Cord in Multiple Sclerosis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features and Differential Diagnosis. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2016; 37:396-410. [PMID: 27616313 DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2016.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an idiopathic inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system that affects not only the brain but also the spinal cord. In the diagnostic and monitoring process of MS, spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is not performed as commonly as brain MRI, mainly because of certain technical difficulties and the increase in total acquisition time. Nonetheless, spinal cord MRI findings are important to establish a prompt accurate diagnosis of MS, impart prognostic information, and provide valuable data for monitoring the disease course in certain cases. In this article, we discuss the technical aspects of spinal cord MRI, the typical MRI features of the spinal cord in MS, the clinical indications for this examination, and the differential diagnosis with other disorders that may produce similar clinical or MRI findings.
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- Alex Rovira
- Department of Radiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Sundarakumar DK, Smith CM, Hwang WD, Mossa-Basha M, Maravilla KR. Evaluation of Focal Cervical Spinal Cord Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis: Comparison of White Matter-Suppressed T1 Inversion Recovery Sequence versus Conventional STIR and Proton Density-Weighted Turbo Spin-Echo Sequences. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2016; 37:1561-6. [PMID: 27056424 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Conventional MR imaging of the cervical spinal cord in MS is challenged by numerous artifacts and interreader variability in lesion counts. This study compares the relatively novel WM-suppressed T1 inversion recovery sequence with STIR and proton density-weighted TSE sequences in the evaluation of cervical cord lesions in patients with MS. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective blinded analysis of cervical cord MR imaging examinations of 50 patients with MS was performed by 2 neuroradiologists. In each patient, the number of focal lesions and overall lesion conspicuity were measured in the STIR/proton density-weighted TSE and WM-suppressed T1 inversion recovery sequence groups. Independent side-by-side comparison was performed to categorize the discrepant lesions as either "definite" or "spurious." Lesion contrast ratio and edge sharpness were independently calculated in each sequence. RESULTS Substantial interreader agreement was noted on the WM-suppressed T1 inversion recovery sequence (κ = 0.82) compared with STIR/proton density-weighted TSE (κ = 0.52). Average lesion conspicuity was better on the WM-suppressed T1 inversion recovery sequence (conspicuity of 3.1/5.0 versus 3.7/5.0, P < .01, in the WM-suppressed T1 inversion recovery sequence versus STIR/proton density-weighted TSE, respectively). Spurious lesions were more common on STIR/proton density-weighted TSE than on the WM-suppressed T1 inversion recovery sequence (23 and 30 versus 3 and 4 by readers 1 and 2, respectively; P < .01). More "definite" lesions were missed on STIR/proton density-weighted TSE compared with the WM-suppressed T1 inversion recovery sequence (37 and 38 versus 3 and 6 by readers 1 and 2, respectively). Lesion contrast ratio and edge sharpness were highest on the WM-suppressed T1 inversion recovery sequence. CONCLUSIONS There is better interreader consistency in the lesion count on the WM-suppressed T1 inversion recovery sequence compared with STIR/proton density-weighted TSE sequences. The focal cord lesions are visualized with better conspicuity due to better contrast ratio and edge sharpness. There are fewer spurious lesions on the WM-suppressed T1 inversion recovery sequence compared with STIR/proton density-weighted TSE. The WM-suppressed T1 inversion recovery sequence could potentially be substituted for either STIR or proton density-weighted TSE sequences in routine clinical protocols.
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- D K Sundarakumar
- From the Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- From the Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Liu Y, Lukas C, Steenwijk MD, Daams M, Versteeg A, Duan Y, Li K, Weiler F, Hahn HK, Wattjes MP, Barkhof F, Vrenken H. Multicenter Validation of Mean Upper Cervical Cord Area Measurements from Head 3D T1-Weighted MR Imaging in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015; 37:749-54. [PMID: 26659338 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Spinal cord atrophy is a common and clinically relevant characteristic in multiple sclerosis. We aimed to perform a multicenter validation study of mean upper cervical cord area measurements in patients with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls from head MR images and to explore the effect of gadolinium administration on mean upper cervical cord area measurements. MATERIALS AND METHODS We recruited 97 subjects from 3 centers, including 60 patients with multiple sclerosis of different disease types and 37 healthy controls. Both cervical cord and head 3D T1-weighted images were acquired. In 11 additional patients from 1 center, head images before and after gadolinium administration and cervical cord images after gadolinium administration were acquired. The mean upper cervical cord area was compared between cervical cord and head images by using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for both consistency (ICCconsist) and absolute (ICCabs) agreement. RESULTS There was excellent agreement of mean upper cervical cord area measurements from head and cervical cord images in the entire group (ICCabs = 0.987) and across centers and disease subtypes. The mean absolute difference between the mean upper cervical cord area measured from head and cervical cord images was 2 mm(2) (2.3%). Additionally, excellent agreement was found between the mean upper cervical cord area measured from head images with and without gadolinium administration (ICCabs = 0.991) and between the cervical cord and head images with gadolinium administration (ICCabs = 0.992). CONCLUSIONS Excellent agreement between mean upper cervical cord area measurements on head and cervical cord images was observed in this multicenter study, implying that upper cervical cord atrophy can be reliably measured from head images. Postgadolinium head or cervical cord images may also be suitable for measuring mean upper cervical cord area.
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- Y Liu
- From the Department of Radiology (Y.L., Y.D., K.L.), Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (Y.L., M.D.S., M.D., A.V., M.P.W., F.B., H.V.), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam Department of Neurology and Tianjin Neurological Institute (Y.L.), Tianjin Medical University, General Hospital, Tianjin, P.R. China
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (C.L.), St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (Y.L., M.D.S., M.D., A.V., M.P.W., F.B., H.V.), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (Y.L., M.D.S., M.D., A.V., M.P.W., F.B., H.V.), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences (M.D.), Section of Clinical Neuroscience
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (Y.L., M.D.S., M.D., A.V., M.P.W., F.B., H.V.), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam
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- From the Department of Radiology (Y.L., Y.D., K.L.), Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- From the Department of Radiology (Y.L., Y.D., K.L.), Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Fraunhofer MEVIS, Institute for Medical Image Computing (F.W., H.K.H.), Bremen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer MEVIS, Institute for Medical Image Computing (F.W., H.K.H.), Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (Y.L., M.D.S., M.D., A.V., M.P.W., F.B., H.V.), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (Y.L., M.D.S., M.D., A.V., M.P.W., F.B., H.V.), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (Y.L., M.D.S., M.D., A.V., M.P.W., F.B., H.V.), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam Department of Physics and Medical Technology (H.V.), Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Zecca C, Disanto G, Sormani MP, Riccitelli GC, Cianfoni A, Del Grande F, Pravatà E, Gobbi C. Relevance of asymptomatic spinal MRI lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler 2015; 22:782-91. [PMID: 26459149 DOI: 10.1177/1352458515599246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The impact of new asymptomatic spinal cord lesions (a-SL) in multiple sclerosis (MS) course is poorly characterized. OBJECTIVE The objective of this research paper is to assess the prognostic value of a-SL in predicting MS course. METHODS Relapsing-remitting MS patients who received serial MRI (brain and spinal) at baseline (t1) and within 12 to 36 months (t2) during clinical stability, and had a follow-up (t2-t3) ⩾24 months were included. Relapses and disability progression were evaluated between t2 and t3. RESULTS Of 413 consecutive screened MS patients, 103 patients (65 females, median age 43 years) were included. After a median t1-t2 interval of 17 (IQR 13-26) months, 25.2% and 43.7% patients had ⩾1 new a-SL (a-SL+) and asymptomatic brain lesions (a-BL+), respectively. Relapse risk between t2 and t3 (median interval: 42 (IQR 32-57.5) months) was significantly increased in a-SL+ and/or a-BL+ vs a-BL- and a-SL- (HR = 2.31, 95% CI = 1.13-4.72, p = 0.02). No differences in the risk of disability progression were found in a-SL+ and/or a-BL+ vs a-SL- and a-BL-. CONCLUSION a-SL occur in one-quarter of clinically stable RRMS, and combined with a-BL contribute significantly in predicting future disease course.
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- C Zecca
- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Switzerland
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Switzerland
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- Biostatistics Unit, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Italy
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Switzerland/Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Switzerland
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Switzerland
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Rovira À, Wattjes MP, Tintoré M, Tur C, Yousry TA, Sormani MP, De Stefano N, Filippi M, Auger C, Rocca MA, Barkhof F, Fazekas F, Kappos L, Polman C, Miller D, Montalban X. Evidence-based guidelines: MAGNIMS consensus guidelines on the use of MRI in multiple sclerosis-clinical implementation in the diagnostic process. Nat Rev Neurol 2015; 11:471-82. [PMID: 26149978 DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2015.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The clinical use of MRI in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has advanced markedly over the past few years. Technical improvements and continuously emerging data from clinical trials and observational studies have contributed to the enhanced performance of this tool for achieving a prompt diagnosis in patients with MS. The aim of this article is to provide guidelines for the implementation of MRI of the brain and spinal cord in the diagnosis of patients who are suspected of having MS. These guidelines are based on an extensive review of the recent literature, as well as on the personal experience of the members of the MAGNIMS (Magnetic Resonance Imaging in MS) network. We address the indications, timing, coverage, reporting and interpretation of MRI studies in patients with suspected MS. Our recommendations are intended to help radiologists and neurologists standardize and optimize the use of MRI in clinical practice for the diagnosis of MS.
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- Àlex Rovira
- Magnetic Resonance Unit, Cemcat, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- MS Centre Amsterdam, VU University Medical Centre, Netherlands
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- Neurology/Neuroimmunology Unit, Cemcat, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Neurology/Neuroimmunology Unit, Cemcat, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology, UCLH National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Institute of Neurology, UK
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- Biostatistics Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Unit, Cemcat, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- MS Centre Amsterdam, VU University Medical Centre, Netherlands
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- NMR Research Unit, Queen Square MS Centre, University College London Institute of Neurology, UK
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- Magnetic Resonance Unit, Cemcat, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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Wang F, Li K, Mishra A, Gochberg D, Min Chen L, Gore JC. Longitudinal assessment of spinal cord injuries in nonhuman primates with quantitative magnetization transfer. Magn Reson Med 2015; 75:1685-96. [PMID: 25960050 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the reproducibility and specificity of quantitative magnetization transfer (qMT) imaging for monitoring spinal cord injuries (SCIs). METHODS MRI scans were performed in anesthetized monkeys at 9.4T, before and serially after a unilateral lesion of the cervical spinal cord. A two-pool fitting model was used to derive qMT parameters. RESULTS qMT measures were reproducible across normal subjects, with an average pool size ratio (PSR) of 0.086 ± 0.003 (mean ± SD) for gray matter, and 0.120 ± 0.005 for white matter, respectively. Compared with normal gray matter, the PSR of abnormal tissues rostral and caudal to the injury site decreased by 19.5% (P < 0.05), while the PSR of the cyst-like volume decreased drastically weeks after SCI. Strong correlations in cyst-like regions were observed between PSR and other MRI measures including longitudinal relaxation rate (R1 ), apparent diffusion coefficient and fractional anisotropy (FA). Decreased PSR and FA values correlated well with demyelination in abnormal tissues. CONCLUSION The qMT parameters provide robust and specific information about the molecular and cellular changes produced by SCI. PSR detected demyelination and loss of macromolecules in abnormal tissue regions rostral and caudal to the cyst/lesion sites.
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- Feng Wang
- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Gass A, Rocca MA, Agosta F, Ciccarelli O, Chard D, Valsasina P, Brooks JCW, Bischof A, Eisele P, Kappos L, Barkhof F, Filippi M. MRI monitoring of pathological changes in the spinal cord in patients with multiple sclerosis. Lancet Neurol 2015; 14:443-54. [PMID: 25748099 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(14)70294-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The spinal cord is a clinically important site that is affected by pathological changes in most patients with multiple sclerosis; however, imaging of the spinal cord with conventional MRI can be difficult. Improvements in MRI provide a major advantage for spinal cord imaging, with better signal-to-noise ratio and improved spatial resolution. Through the use of multiplanar MRI, identification of diffuse and focal changes in the whole spinal cord is now routinely possible. Corroborated by related histopathological analyses, several new techniques, such as magnetisation transfer, diffusion tension imaging, functional MRI, and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, can detect non-focal, spinal cord pathological changes in patients with multiple sclerosis. Additionally, functional MRI can reveal changes in the response pattern to sensory stimulation in patients with multiple sclerosis. Through use of these techniques, findings of cord atrophy, intrinsic cord damage, and adaptation are shown to occur largely independently of focal spinal cord lesion load, which emphasises their relevance in depiction of the true burden of disease. Combinations of magnetisation transfer ratio or diffusion tension imaging indices with cord atrophy markers seem to be the most robust and meaningful biomarkers to monitor disease evolution in early multiple sclerosis.
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- Achim Gass
- Department of Neurology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim UMM, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience and Department of Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience and Department of Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, University College London, Institute of Neurology National Institute for Health Research, University College London Hospitals, Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- NMR Research Unit, Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, University College London, Institute of Neurology National Institute for Health Research, University College London Hospitals, Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience and Department of Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim UMM, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Experimental Neurology, Division of Neuroscience and Department of Neurology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Intrinsically organized resting state networks in the human spinal cord. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:18067-72. [PMID: 25472845 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1414293111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Spontaneous fluctuations in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signals of the brain have repeatedly been observed when no task or external stimulation is present. These fluctuations likely reflect baseline neuronal activity of the brain and correspond to functionally relevant resting-state networks (RSN). It is not known however, whether intrinsically organized and spatially circumscribed RSNs also exist in the spinal cord, the brain's principal sensorimotor interface with the body. Here, we use recent advances in spinal fMRI methodology and independent component analysis to answer this question in healthy human volunteers. We identified spatially distinct RSNs in the human spinal cord that were clearly separated into dorsal and ventral components, mirroring the functional neuroanatomy of the spinal cord and likely reflecting sensory and motor processing. Interestingly, dorsal (sensory) RSNs were separated into right and left components, presumably related to ongoing hemibody processing of somatosensory information, whereas ventral (motor) RSNs were bilateral, possibly related to commissural interneuronal networks involved in central pattern generation. Importantly, all of these RSNs showed a restricted spatial extent along the spinal cord and likely conform to the spinal cord's functionally relevant segmental organization. Although the spatial and temporal properties of the dorsal and ventral RSNs were found to be significantly different, these networks showed significant interactions with each other at the segmental level. Together, our data demonstrate that intrinsically highly organized resting-state fluctuations exist in the human spinal cord and are thus a hallmark of the entire central nervous system.
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Barkhof F. Spinal cord MRI should always be performed in clinically isolated syndrome patients: Yes. Mult Scler 2014; 20:1688-9. [PMID: 25395548 DOI: 10.1177/1352458514546518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wang F, Qi HX, Zu Z, Mishra A, Tang C, Gore JC, Chen LM. Multiparametric MRI reveals dynamic changes in molecular signatures of injured spinal cord in monkeys. Magn Reson Med 2014; 74:1125-37. [PMID: 25334025 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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PURPOSE To monitor the spontaneous recovery of cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) using longitudinal multiparametric MRI methods. METHODS Quantitative MRI imaging including diffusion tensor imaging, magnetization transfer (MT), and chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) were conducted in anesthetized squirrel monkeys at 9.4T. The structural, cellular, and molecular features of the spinal cord were examined before and at different time points after a dorsal column lesion in each monkey. RESULTS Images with MT contrast enhanced visualization of the gray and white matter boundaries and the lesion and permitted differentiation of core and rim compartments within an abnormal volume (AV). In the early weeks after SCI, both core and rim exhibited low cellular density and low protein content, with high levels of exchanging hydroxyl, amine, and amide protons, as evidenced by increased apparent diffusion coefficient, decreased fractional anisotropy, decreased MT ratio, decreased nuclear Overhauser effect, and large CEST effects. Over time, cellular density and fiber density increased, whereas amide, amine, and hydroxyl levels dropped significantly, but at differing rates. Histology confirmed the nature of the AV to be a cyst. CONCLUSION Multiparametric MRI offers a novel method to quantify the spontaneous changes in structure and cellular and molecular compositions of SC during spontaneous recovery from injury.
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- Feng Wang
- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Lublin FD, Reingold SC, Cohen JA, Cutter GR, Sørensen PS, Thompson AJ, Wolinsky JS, Balcer LJ, Banwell B, Barkhof F, Bebo B, Calabresi PA, Clanet M, Comi G, Fox RJ, Freedman MS, Goodman AD, Inglese M, Kappos L, Kieseier BC, Lincoln JA, Lubetzki C, Miller AE, Montalban X, O'Connor PW, Petkau J, Pozzilli C, Rudick RA, Sormani MP, Stüve O, Waubant E, Polman CH. Defining the clinical course of multiple sclerosis: the 2013 revisions. Neurology 2014; 83:278-86. [PMID: 24871874 PMCID: PMC4117366 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1969] [Impact Index Per Article: 196.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Accurate clinical course descriptions (phenotypes) of multiple sclerosis (MS) are important for communication, prognostication, design and recruitment of clinical trials, and treatment decision-making. Standardized descriptions published in 1996 based on a survey of international MS experts provided purely clinical phenotypes based on data and consensus at that time, but imaging and biological correlates were lacking. Increased understanding of MS and its pathology, coupled with general concern that the original descriptors may not adequately reflect more recently identified clinical aspects of the disease, prompted a re-examination of MS disease phenotypes by the International Advisory Committee on Clinical Trials of MS. While imaging and biological markers that might provide objective criteria for separating clinical phenotypes are lacking, we propose refined descriptors that include consideration of disease activity (based on clinical relapse rate and imaging findings) and disease progression. Strategies for future research to better define phenotypes are also outlined.
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- Fred D Lublin
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Bruce Bebo
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Peter A Calabresi
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Michel Clanet
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Giancarlo Comi
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Robert J Fox
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Mark S Freedman
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Andrew D Goodman
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Matilde Inglese
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Ludwig Kappos
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Bernd C Kieseier
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - John A Lincoln
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Catherine Lubetzki
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Aaron E Miller
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
| | - Xavier Montalban
- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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- From the Corinne Goldsmith Dickenson Center for Multiple Sclerosis (F.D.L., A.E.M.), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Scientific and Clinical Review Associates, LLC (S.C.R.), Salisbury, CT; The Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research (J.A.C., R.J.F., R.A.R.), Cleveland Clinic, OH; the Department of Biostatistics (G.R.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham; the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center (P.S.S.), Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark; University College London Institute of Neurology (A.J.T.), UK; the Department of Neurology (J.S.W., J.A.L.), University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston; the Department of Neurology (L.J.B.), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York; the Division of Neurology (B. Banwell), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; the Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.) and Neurology (C.H.P.), VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Research Programs Department (B. Bebo), National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (P.A.C.), The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; Fédération de Neurologie (M.C.), CHU Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France; the Department of Neurology (G.C.), Scientific Institute San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; University of Ottawa and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (M.S.F.), Canada; the Department of Neurology (A.D.G.), University of Rochester Medical Center, NY; the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Neuroscience (M.I.), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; the Department of Neurology (L.K.), University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; the Department of Neurology (B.C.K.), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; the Department of Neurology (C.L.), Salpêtrière Hospital, UPMC, Paris, France; the Department of Neurology-Neuroimmunology (X.M.), Cemcat, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; the Division of
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Daams M, Weiler F, Steenwijk MD, Hahn HK, Geurts JJ, Vrenken H, van Schijndel RA, Balk LJ, Tewarie PK, Tillema JM, Killestein J, Uitdehaag BM, Barkhof F. Mean upper cervical cord area (MUCCA) measurement in long-standing multiple sclerosis: relation to brain findings and clinical disability. Mult Scler 2014; 20:1860-5. [PMID: 24812042 DOI: 10.1177/1352458514533399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The majority of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) present with spinal cord pathology. Spinal cord atrophy is thought to be a marker of disease severity, but in long-disease duration its relation to brain pathology and clinical disability is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to investigate mean upper cervical cord area (MUCCA) in patients with long-standing MS and assess its relation to brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures and clinical disability. METHODS MUCCA was measured in 196 MS patients and 55 healthy controls using 3DT1-weighted cervical images obtained at 3T MRI. Clinical disability was measured using the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), Nine-Hole-Peg test (9-HPT), and 25 feet Timed Walk Test (TWT). Stepwise linear regression was performed to assess the association between MUCCA and MRI measures, and between MUCCA and clinical disability. RESULTS MUCCA was smaller (mean 11.7%) in MS patients compared with healthy controls (72.56±9.82 and 82.24±7.80 mm2 respectively; p<0.001), most prominently in male patients. MUCCA was associated with normalized brain volume, and number of cervical cord lesions. MUCCA was independently associated with EDSS, TWT, and 9-HPT. CONCLUSION MUCCA was reduced in MS patients compared with healthy controls. It provides a relevant marker for clinical disability in long-standing disease, independent of other MRI measures.
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- VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Fraunhofer MEVIS, Institute for Medical Image Computing, Bremen, Germany
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- Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Fraunhofer MEVIS, Institute for Medical Image Computing, Bremen, Germany
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- Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/ Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neuroscience Campus Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ozturk A, Aygun N, Smith SA, Caffo B, Calabresi PA, Reich DS. Axial 3D gradient-echo imaging for improved multiple sclerosis lesion detection in the cervical spinal cord at 3T. Neuroradiology 2013; 55:431-9. [PMID: 23208410 PMCID: PMC3602327 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-012-1118-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 11/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In multiple sclerosis (MS), spinal cord imaging can help in diagnosis and follow-up evaluation. However, spinal cord magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is technically challenging, and image quality, particularly in the axial plane, is typically poor compared to brain MRI. Because gradient-recalled echo (GRE) images might offer improved contrast resolution within the spinal cord at high magnetic field strength, both without and with a magnetization transfer prepulse, we compared them to T2-weighted fast-spin-echo (T2-FSE) images for the detection of MS lesions in the cervical cord at 3T. METHODS On a clinical 3T MRI scanner, we studied 62 MS cases and 19 healthy volunteers. Axial 3D GRE sequences were performed without and with off-resonance radiofrequency irradiation. To mimic clinical practice, all images were evaluated in conjunction with linked images from a sagittal short tau inversion recovery scan, which is considered the gold standard for lesion detection in MS. Two experienced observers recorded image quality, location and size of focal lesions, atrophy, swelling, and diffuse signal abnormality independently at first and then in consensus. RESULTS The number and volume of lesions detected with high confidence was more than three times as high on both GRE sequences compared to T2-FSE (p < 0.0001). Approximately 5 % of GRE scans were affected by artifacts that interfered with image interpretation, not significantly different from T2W-FSE. CONCLUSIONS Axial 3D GRE sequences are useful for MS lesion detection when compared to 2D T2-FSE sequences in the cervical spinal cord at 3T and should be considered when examining intramedullary spinal cord lesions.
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 N Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Translational Neuroradiology Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bldg 10, Rm 5C103; 10 Center Drive, MSC 1400, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Rocca MA, Messina R, Filippi M. Multiple sclerosis imaging: recent advances. J Neurol 2012; 260:929-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6788-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2012] [Revised: 12/04/2012] [Accepted: 12/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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No single test to diagnose multiple sclerosis is available, and its cause is unknown. The diagnosis relies on recognition of the clinical patterns of the disease as well as exclusion of other possible mimics. Waxing and waning neurologic deficits that localize to the CNS are the hallmark of the disease in most patients. The diagnosis can be supported by laboratory studies, including MRI of the brain and spinal cord, analysis of CSF, and evoked-potential studies of the visual and somatosensory pathways.
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Weier K, Mazraeh J, Naegelin Y, Thoeni A, Hirsch JG, Fabbro T, Bruni N, Duyar H, Bendfeldt K, Radue EW, Kappos L, Gass A. Biplanar MRI for the assessment of the spinal cord in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler 2012; 18:1560-9. [DOI: 10.1177/1352458512442754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the entire spinal cord (SC) of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with biplanar MRI and to relate these MRI findings to clinical functional scores. Methods: Two hundred and two patients (140 women, 62 men 24–74 years, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores 0–7.5) were investigated clinically and with biplanar MRI. Sagittal and axial proton density weighted (PDw) and T2 weighted (T2w) images of the whole SC were obtained employing parallel imaging. Data were analyzed by consensus reading using a standardized reporting scheme. Different combinations of findings were compared to EDSS scores with Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (ρ). Results: The combined analysis of sagittal and axial planes demonstrated slightly differing results in 97/202 (48%) patients. There were 9% additional lesions identified, leading to a higher lesion count in 28% of these patients, but also rejection of equivocal abnormality leading to a lower lesion count in 11% of patients. Considering both sagittal and axial images, SC abnormalities were found in 167/202 (83%) patients. When compared with EDSS scores, the combination of focal lesions, signs of atrophy and diffuse abnormalities showed a moderate correlation (ρ=0.52), that precludes its use for individual patient assessment. Conclusion: Biplanar MRI facilitates a comprehensive identification, localization, and grading of pathological SC findings in MS patients. This improves the confidence and utility of SC imaging.
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
- Medical Image Analysis Center, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
- Division of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Study Coordination Center, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Study Coordination Center, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Medical Image Analysis Center, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
- Medical Image Analysis Center, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
- Division of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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Barkhof F, Simon JH, Fazekas F, Rovaris M, Kappos L, de Stefano N, Polman CH, Petkau J, Radue EW, Sormani MP, Li DK, O'Connor P, Montalban X, Miller DH, Filippi M. MRI monitoring of immunomodulation in relapse-onset multiple sclerosis trials. Nat Rev Neurol 2011; 8:13-21. [DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2011.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bag AK, Patel BN, Osman S, Roberson GH. Clinico-Radiologic Profile of Spinal Cord Multiple Sclerosis in Adults. Neuroradiol J 2011; 24:511-8. [DOI: 10.1177/197140091102400405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2010] [Accepted: 01/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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MRI is extremely useful for the assessment of initial disease burden and to identify the dissemination of the multiple sclerosis (MS) in time and space. Though MRI of the spinal cord is not used to establish the diagnosis of MS, spinal cord is frequently involved in this disease and there has been increasing emphasis of the spinal imaging in making clinical decision in the management of MS. We undertook a retrospective study of patients with diagnosed MS: 1) to identify radiologic pattern of spinal cord involvement in MS and 2) to correlate radiologic findings with clinical presentation. We reviewed radiologic records from 2004 to 2009 of patients with abnormal T2 signal intensity of the spinal cord with radiologic concern of demyelinating disease. Patients in this cohort who met the Revised McDonald MS Diagnostic Criteria were included in this study. 166 patients were included in the study. There was preference for cervical spinal cord particularly posterior aspect of the spinal cord. Enhancement of the lesions was rare (4.1%). Mean lesion length was 18.2 mm. The average number of lesions per patient was 2.04. Sensory symptoms were predominating and most of the patients had relapsing-remitting course. Patients with sensory symptoms, bladder and bowel involvement and motor symptoms had almost equally distributed lesions among anterior, posterior and central spinal cord. However, all of the patients presented with posterior column signs and gait abnormality had involvement of the posterior spinal cord. Radiologic manifestation of spinal cord MS is extremely variable and can involve the entire length of the spinal cord. Clinical symptoms may or may not be associated with radiologic presentation of the lesions.
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- A K Bag
- Department of Radiology, University of Alabama; Birmingham, AL, USA -
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Inglese M, Oesingmann N, Casaccia P, Fleysher L. Progressive multiple sclerosis and gray matter pathology: an MRI perspective. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 78:258-67. [PMID: 21425269 DOI: 10.1002/msj.20247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The evidence suggesting a role of extensive cortical demyelization and atrophy in progressive multiple sclerosis is rapidly increasing. Although conventional magnetic resonance imaging has had a huge impact on multiple sclerosis by enabling an earlier diagnosis, and by providing surrogate markers for monitoring disease response to anti-inflammatory/immunomodulatory treatments, it is limited by the low pathological specificity and the low sensitivity to both diffuse damage in normal-appearing white matter and focal and diffuse damage in gray matter. Advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques can partially overcome these limitations by providing markers more specific to the underlying pathologic substrates and more sensitive to the structural and functional "occult" brain tissue damage in patients with multiple sclerosis. This review describes brain and spinal cord imaging studies of multiple sclerosis with particular emphasis on gray matter imaging in both secondary progressive and primary progressive multiple sclerosis, discusses the clinical implications of gray matter damage, and outlines current magnetic resonance imaging developments at high and ultrahigh magnetic field strength.
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- Matilde Inglese
- Department of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Surfer's myelopathy--an unusual cause of acute spinal cord ischemia: a case report and review of the literature. Emerg Radiol 2010; 18:57-60. [PMID: 20963461 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-010-0913-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2010] [Accepted: 09/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Surfer's myelopathy is an emergent medical condition, representing a rare type of nontraumatic injury of the spinal cord, triggered by continued hyperextension of the back in inexperienced surfers. Subsequent acute spinal cord ischemia is the main pathological "substrate" for extensive cord myelopathy, determining potential neurological damage and thus predicting a patient's outcome. Awareness of the regional vascular anatomy and correct interpretation of the radiological findings are essential in making a precise diagnosis. Magnetic resonance imaging is an accurate and sensitive modality to identify early ischemic changes, particularly if diffusion-weighted images are initially performed. We report a case of 23-year-old male in whom the diagnosis of surfer's myelopathy was made based on an appropriate clinical history and imaging findings compatible with acute spinal cord ischemia. We also discuss miscellaneous pathological conditions, causing acute myelopathy, which can mimic clinical signs or/and imaging appearance of this rare, but potentially disabling disorder.
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Verhey LH, Branson HM, Makhija M, Shroff M, Banwell B. Magnetic resonance imaging features of the spinal cord in pediatric multiple sclerosis: a preliminary study. Neuroradiology 2010; 52:1153-62. [PMID: 20721543 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-010-0755-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2010] [Accepted: 07/28/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Spinal cord lesions in adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) are thought to contribute to disability. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearance and clinical correlates of spinal cord lesions in children with MS have not been reported. METHODS T1-weighted pre- and post-gadolinium and T2-weighted TSE/FSE spine MR images of 36 children (age, 14.3 ± 3.3) with relapsing-remitting MS (annualized relapse rate, 0.7; disease duration, 7.5 ± 3.3 years) were analyzed for total lesion count, lesion location and length, intramedullary extent, and gadolinium enhancement. Clinical, demographic, laboratory, and MRI data were correlated. RESULTS Lesions preferentially involved the cervical region, were predominantly focal, and involved only a portion of the transverse cord diameter. However, ten of 36 patients demonstrated longitudinally extensive lesions. Children with the highest clinical relapse rate also tended to have more spinal cord lesions and were more likely to accrue new lesions on serial spinal scans. CONCLUSION These preliminary data suggest that MS lesions of the spinal cord in children are radiographically similar to that of adult-onset MS--supporting a common biology of pediatric- and adult-onset disease. However, children with relapsing-remitting MS can also develop longitudinally extensive lesions, suggesting that such lesions may be less specific for diseases such as neuromyelitis optica in pediatric patients. All patients recovered well from spinal cord attacks, and the presence of spinal cord lesions in the first few years of disease did not correlate with physical disability. Measures of spinal cord atrophy and longer periods of observation are required to determine the impact of spinal cord involvement in pediatric-onset MS.
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- Leonard H Verhey
- Neuroscience and Mental Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Inglese M, Bester M. Diffusion imaging in multiple sclerosis: research and clinical implications. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2010; 23:865-72. [PMID: 20882528 PMCID: PMC3071990 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory-demyelinating and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS) and the most frequent cause of non-traumatic disability in young and middle-age adults. Although conventional MRI (including T2-weighted, pre- and post-contrast T1-weighted scans) has had a huge impact on MS by enabling an earlier diagnosis, and by providing surrogate markers for monitoring treatment response, it is limited by the low pathological specificity and the low sensitivity to diffuse damage in normal-appearing white matter and gray matter. Diffusion weighted MRI is a quantitative technique able to overcome these limitations by providing markers more specific to the underlying pathologic substrates and more sensitive to the full extent of 'occult' brain tissue damage. This review describes diffusion studies in MS, discusses their pathophysiological implications and emphasizes their clinical relevance.
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- M Inglese
- Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016, USA.
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Coret F, Bosca I, Landete L, Magraner MJ, Navarré A, León JL, Casanova B. Early diffuse demyelinating lesion in the cervical spinal cord predicts a worse prognosis in relapsing—remitting multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler 2010; 16:935-41. [DOI: 10.1177/1352458510371960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objective: To study the long-term outcome and persistence of two patterns of cervical spinal cord abnormality in early relapsing—remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Methods: RRMS patients with a spinal cord MRI performed during the first 3 years of the disease, a control MRI 5 years later and who have been followed up at least 10 years were included. Patients were grouped according the T2 spinal cord MRI into: (A) nodular pattern, if one or more focal lesions were present; and (B) diffuse pattern, defined as a poorly demarcated high signal area. The end point was defined as the time to reach an Expanded Disability Status Score (EDSS) of 4.0. Results: Twenty-five patients were included; 12 in group A and 13 in group B. Three patients in group A and 9 in group B reached EDSS 4, in a mean time of 11 years in group A and 7 years in group B (log rank 10.3, p = 0.001). Multivariate Cox regression analysis assessing the risk of EDSS 4.0 including sex, age, number of relapses in the first 2 years, number of T2 brain lesions and spinal cord pattern showed higher risk for the diffuse pattern (hazard ratio 7.2, 95% confidence interval 1.4—36.4). Control MRI showed the persistence of the diffuse pattern in all patients, and the development of diffuse pattern in two patients with basal nodular lesions. Conclusions: The diffuse abnormality in cervical spinal cord at the beginning of the disease is persistent and predicts a worse prognosis in RRMS patients.
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- Neurology Service, Clinic University Hospital, Valencia, Spain,
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- Neurology Service, La Fe University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Dr Peset University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Neurology Service, La Fe University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Neurology Service, Clinic University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Radiology Service, Clinic University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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- Neurology Service, La Fe University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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Marliani AF, Clementi V, Albini Riccioli L, Agati R, Carpenzano M, Salvi F, Leonardi M. Quantitative cervical spinal cord 3T proton MR spectroscopy in multiple sclerosis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2010; 31:180-4. [PMID: 19729541 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Brain proton MR spectroscopy ((1)H-MR spectroscopy) is a useful technique for evaluating neuronal/axonal damage and demyelization in multiple sclerosis (MS). Because MS disability is frequently related to spinal cord lesions, potential markers for MS stage differentiation and severity would require in vivo quantification of spinal integrity. However, few spectroscopy studies have investigated cervical disease due to technical difficulties. The present study used 3T (1)H-MR spectroscopy to measure the main metabolites in cervical spinal cord plaques of a group in patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) and compared them with metabolite measurements in healthy volunteers. MATERIALS AND METHODS A (1)H-MR point-resolved spectroscopy sequence volume of interest was prescribed along the main axis of the cord between C2 and C3 levels on a plaque in a group of 15 patients with RRMS for a total acquisition time of approximately 14 minutes. MR spectroscopy data were analyzed by the user-independent fitting routine LCModel, and relative metabolite concentrations were expressed by the absolute concentration ratios. A Student t test was used to evaluate the difference compared with the healthy metabolite content previously published. RESULTS We found a significant decrease of total N-acetylaspartate/choline and an increase in choline/creatine and myo-inositol/creatine content on MS plaques in comparison with healthy cervical spine tissue. CONCLUSIONS In vivo (1)H-MR spectroscopy, if confirmed by other similar studies, should be as reliable for clinical studies as it is in brain imaging. Moreover, (1)H-MR spectroscopy allows examination of spinal cord integrity at a biochemical level and may be sensitive to subtle changes occurring during the course of MS disease.
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- A F Marliani
- Department of Neuroradiology, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
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Zackowski KM, Smith SA, Reich DS, Gordon-Lipkin E, Chodkowski BA, Sambandan DR, Shteyman M, Bastian AJ, van Zijl PC, Calabresi PA. Sensorimotor dysfunction in multiple sclerosis and column-specific magnetization transfer-imaging abnormalities in the spinal cord. Brain 2009; 132:1200-9. [PMID: 19297508 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The human spinal cord contains segregated sensory and motor pathways that have been difficult to quantify using conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. Multiple sclerosis is characterized by both focal and spatially diffuse spinal cord lesions with heterogeneous pathologies that have limited attempts at linking MRI and behaviour. We used a novel magnetization-transfer-weighted imaging approach to quantify damage to spinal white matter columns and tested its association with sensorimotor impairment. We studied 42 participants with multiple sclerosis who each underwent MRI at 3 Tesla and quantitative tests of sensorimotor function. We measured cerebrospinal-fluid-normalized magnetization-transfer signals in the dorsal and lateral columns and grey matter of the cervical cord. We also measured brain lesion volume, cervical spinal cord lesion number and cross-sectional area, vibration sensation, strength, walking velocity and standing balance. We used linear regression to assess the relationship between sensorimotor impairment and MRI abnormalities. We found that the dorsal column cerebrospinal-fluid-normalized magnetization-transfer signal specifically correlated with vibration sensation (R = 0.58, P < 0.001) and the lateral column signal with strength (R = -0.45, P = 0.003). Spinal cord signal measures also correlated with walking and balance dysfunction. A stepwise multiple regression showed that the dorsal column signal and diagnosis subtype alone explained a significant portion of the variance in sensation (R(2) = 0.54, P < 0.001), whereas the lateral column signal and diagnosis subtype explained a significant portion of the variance in strength (R(2) = 0.30, P < 0.001). These results help to understand the anatomic basis of sensorimotor disability in multiple sclerosis and have implications for testing the effects of neuroprotective and reparative interventions.
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- Kathleen M Zackowski
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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