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Abnormal corpus callosum: a sensitive and specific indicator of multiple sclerosis
A D Gean-Marton1, L G Vezina, K I Marton
1Division of Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Radiology
|July 1, 1991
Summary
Identifying corpus callosum (CC) lesions on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging significantly improves multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis. Specific midsagittal views are crucial for detecting these characteristic CC lesions in MS patients.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Radiology
- Neuroimaging
Background:
- Differentiating multiple sclerosis (MS) from other periventricular white matter diseases (PWDs) using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging can be challenging.
- The diagnostic specificity of MR imaging relies on identifying characteristic lesion patterns.
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