Overview of Roles of MRI in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Multiple Sclerosis

Abstract: The aim of this review study was to overview the role of MRI in the diagnosis and severity evaluation of multiple sclerosis (MS). We conducted a narrative search using electronic databases; Medline, PubMed, Embase, and Scopus from their inception dates up to end of 2016. Studies that reporting roles of MRI in detection and evaluation of multiple sclerosis were included in this review. Keywords used for the PubMed search included the medical terms as following: “multiple sclerosis” along with “magnetic resonance imaging”. Restriction to English language and human subjected published articles was applied during our search. In the diagnostic procedure of patients with believed multiple sclerosis, use of post-contrast series provides essential details for differential medical diagnosis. MRI stays a valuable tool for recognition of children and adults with numerous sclerosis, both at the time of an incident attack when applied serially to verify the chronic nature of this disease. Advanced imaging strategies provide info about local CNS participation with greater level of sensitivity than standard MRI and might contribute to diagnostic uniqueness. Whether MRI features constant with multiple sclerosis in the absence of medical involvement can confirm several sclerosis medical diagnosis stays an area of argument that requires further study and deliberation, specifically in view of proof that some such individuals have international and focal loss of tissue stability however are not eligible for multiple-sclerosis-directed therapies at present. Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis (MS), MRI, Medical Involvement. Title: Overview of Roles of MRI in the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Multiple Sclerosis Author: Ibrahim Abdulrhman Hamed Alazwari, Mohammed Hassan Almalki, Waleed Abdullah Alzahrani, Yasser Yahya Alzahrani, Ftayes Saeed Kadasah, Abdulhadi Salem Towairqi International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Research Publish Journals

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