Proposal of Standard MRI Protocol for Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica

Moon, Won-Jin; Kim, Sang Joon; Kim, Sung Tae; Kim, Jae Hyoung; Sohn, Chul-Ho; Ahn, Gook Jin; Lee, Seung Goo

J Mult Scler > Volume 2(1); 2011 > Article

Review Article

Journal of Multiple Sclerosis 2011;2(1):11-15.
Published online March 1, 2011.

다발성 경화증과 시신경척수염을 위한 표준 자기공명영상 프로토콜의 제안

문원진, 김상준, 김성태, 김재형, 손철호, 안국진, 이승구

건국대학교 의학전문대학원 건국대학교병원 영상의학과
울산대학교 의과대학 서울아산병원 영상의학과
성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울 병원 영상의학과

Proposal of Standard MRI Protocol for Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica

Won-Jin Moon, Sang Joon Kim, Sung Tae Kim, Jae Hyoung Kim, Chul-Ho Sohn, Gook Jin Ahn, Seung Goo Lee

Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul
Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul
Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul

Abstract

"Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS) are both demyelinating disorders that can cause optic neuritis and transverse myelitis. Although the symptoms of both NMO and MS overlap considerably, NMO and MS have different natural histories, have different autoantibodies and respond to different drugs. Considering the fact that NMO is more common in Korean people than in Caucasians, early diagnosis and differential diagnosis of NMO from MS areparticularly important. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is a mainstay for the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with MS and NMO. This articlevprovides recommendations on the use of MR imaging in MS and NMO, based on a review of the recent evidence and personal experience shared at a recent consensus meeting of neuroradiologists (Korean Society of Neuro-and Head and Neck Radiology; KSNHNR). Journal of Multiple Sclerosis 2(1):11-15, 2011"

Key Words: Multiple sclerosis, Neuromyelitis optica, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Protocol