Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is the most common chronic inflammatory disease of myelin with interspersed lesions in the white matter of the central nervous system. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a key role in the diagnosis and monitoring of white matter diseases. This article focuses on key findings i...

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Main Authors: Grunwald, I, Kühn, A, Backens, M, Shariat, K, Kostopoulos, P, Papanagiotou, P
Format: Journal article
Language:German
Published: 2008
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Summary:Multiple sclerosis is the most common chronic inflammatory disease of myelin with interspersed lesions in the white matter of the central nervous system. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a key role in the diagnosis and monitoring of white matter diseases. This article focuses on key findings in multiple sclerosis as detected by MRI. © 2008 Springer Medizin Verlag.