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  • Quantitative MRI (qMRI) offers insights into inflammation, degeneration, and repair in multiple sclerosis (MS).
  • Current methods may lack personalization for tracking subtle brain changes in MS patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel qMRI-based method for generating personalized, whole-brain maps of cross-sectional and longitudinal tissue alterations in MS.
  • To differentiate between degenerative processes and repair mechanisms using complementary qMRI metrics.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal 3T MRI (T1, T2, T2*, MTR) was performed on 13 MS patients and 4 healthy controls over two years.
  • A reference distribution from 65 healthy controls was used to compute z-score deviation maps.
  • Personalized difference maps were generated by subtracting deviation maps at baseline and follow-up, focusing on significant changes.

Main Results:

  • MS patients exhibited significant longitudinal changes indicative of degeneration (increased T1/T2/T2*, decreased MTR) and repair (decreased T1/T2, increased MTR).
  • Specific patterns in lesion periphery suggested iron accumulation.
  • Control subjects showed no significant longitudinal changes, validating the method's sensitivity to MS-related alterations.

Conclusions:

  • The developed qMRI method provides personalized, whole-brain maps of cross-sectional and longitudinal brain changes in MS patients.
  • These maps can complement radiological evaluations by offering quantitative insights into disease progression and treatment response.
  • The method holds potential for enhanced monitoring of neurodegeneration and repair in individual MS patients.