We offer our registered users tailored information, free online courses and exclusive content.
Reset it here.
We offer our registered users tailored information, free online courses and exclusive content.
The diagnosis and differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), as well evaluating prognostic factors at onset and along the disease course, increasingly rely on MRI findings.
The MRI exam, along with the clinical evaluation, are the key measures for estimating treatment response and safety. Moreover, estimating prognosis may benefit from quantitative analysis of lesion load and brain volumes.
Unconventional techniques are mostly used in clinical research and provide unique information about micro structural damage and brain dynamics. Therefore, there is a need to constantly update knowledge in the MRI field. This practice teaching course will give an overview of applying MRI techniques and offer practical training on MRI quantitative analysis through an innovative ‘hands on’ approach.
• Describe the clinical and radiological work up for MS diagnosis
• Define NEDA and other MRI-related prognostic markers
• Illustrate the main findings of optic nerve MRI
The MRI criteria for diagnosing MS
M. Filippi (Italy)
Advanced imaging techniques: basic principles
E. Pagani (Italy)
Understanding MS evolution using functional MRI techniques
M.A. Rocca (Italy)
Spinal cord MRI
P. Valsasina (Italy)
Case studies on diagnosis/differential diagnosis and treatment decision making
S. Gerevini (Italy)
Case studies on the MRI based evaluation of treatment response and safety
M.A. Rocca (Italy)