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Magnetic resonance techniques for the in vivo assessment of multiple sclerosis pathology: Consensus report of the white matter study group
Author(s) -
Filippi Massimo,
Falini Andrea,
Arnold Douglas L.,
Fazekas Franz,
Gonen Oded,
Simon Jack H.,
Dousset Vincent,
Savoiardo Mario,
Wolinsky Jerry S.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.20336
Subject(s) - multiple sclerosis , white matter , magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , limiting , pathology , white paper , medical physics , radiology , psychiatry , history , archaeology , mechanical engineering , engineering
On October 9–11, 2003, the third meeting of the White Matter Study Group of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine was held in Venice, Italy. This article is the report of the meeting on how to use MRI in the diagnostic workup of multiple sclerosis (MS) and allied white matter disorders, and to define the nature and the extent of MS pathology in vivo. Both of these steps are central to the design of future treatment strategies aimed at limiting the functional consequences of the most disabling aspects of this disease. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2005;21:669–675. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.