Three-dimensional MRI sequences in MS diagnosis and research. (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hu, Xun Yang; Rajendran, Luckshi; Lapointe, Emmanuelle; Tam, Roger; Li, David; Traboulsee, Anthony; Rauscher, Alexander
• Is Part Of: Multiple sclerosis. Volume 25:Number 13(2019)
• Page Start: 1700
• Page End: 1709
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: MRI -- multiple sclerosis; Central nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Myelin sheath -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Inflammation -- Periodicals; Multiple sclerosis -- Periodicals; Central Nervous System Diseases -- Periodicals; Demyelinating Diseases -- Periodicals; Inflammation -- Periodicals; Multiple Sclerosis -- Periodicals; Système nerveux central -- Maladies -- Périodiques; Gaine de myéline -- Maladies -- Périodiques; Inflammation (Pathologie) -- Périodiques; Sclérose en plaques -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.834005
• DOI: 10.1177/1352458519848100
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1352-4585

Abstract

The most recent guidelines for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in multiple sclerosis (MS) recommend three-dimensional (3D) MRI sequences over their two-dimensional (2D) counterparts. This development has been made possible by advances in MRI scanner hardware and software. In this article, we review the 3D versions of conventional sequences, including T1-weighted, T2-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR), as well as more advanced scans, including double inversion recovery (DIR), FLAIR 2, FLAIR*, phase-sensitive inversion recovery, and susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI).