Evidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) can be detected using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners in the near future, according to findings published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal.
Researchers from the University of Nottingham assessed 40 patients from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, 10 of whom had MS, in order to test whether MRI scans were able to differentiate MS from microangiopathic brain lesions. The researchers believed the MRIs would be able to conduct a special scan called T2 weighted imaging, which identifies white matter, a signature of MS.
The patients were all scanned, and then disguised to be anonymous. All of the MS patients demonstrated central veins in more than 45 percent of brain lesions, the researchers explained. The rest of the brains had central veins visible in less than 45 percent of observed brain lesions. Then, the patients divided the brains into two different groups, but still observed the same results. A blind observer was able to correctly diagnose MS patients based on the scans using less than two minutes per scan. - See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/medical-news/....GDGP2Jj7.dpuf
Researchers from the University of Nottingham assessed 40 patients from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, 10 of whom had MS, in order to test whether MRI scans were able to differentiate MS from microangiopathic brain lesions. The researchers believed the MRIs would be able to conduct a special scan called T2 weighted imaging, which identifies white matter, a signature of MS.
The patients were all scanned, and then disguised to be anonymous. All of the MS patients demonstrated central veins in more than 45 percent of brain lesions, the researchers explained. The rest of the brains had central veins visible in less than 45 percent of observed brain lesions. Then, the patients divided the brains into two different groups, but still observed the same results. A blind observer was able to correctly diagnose MS patients based on the scans using less than two minutes per scan. - See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/medical-news/....GDGP2Jj7.dpuf
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