Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detects Cortical and Juxtacortical Multiple Sclerosis Lesions

Bakshi, Rohit; Ariyaratana, Suzie; H. B. Benedict, Ralph; Jacobs, Lawrence

doi:10.1001/archneur.58.5.742

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Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detects Cortical and Juxtacortical Multiple Sclerosis Lesions

Published in Archives of Neurology • May 1, 2001

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Rohit Bakshi

Suzie Ariyaratana

Ralph H. B. Benedict

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Autopsy studies showed cortical and juxtacortical multiple sclerosis (MS) plaques. Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) is an advanced magnetic resonance imaging sequence that reveals tissue T2 prolongation with cerebrospinal fluid suppression, allowing detection of superficial br...

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Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery

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