The influx constant (K i) derived from dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI), a marker of blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability, has shown promise as a predictor of disease activity in ...

A new study from researchers in France has found that taking high doses of vitamin D every two weeks may help reduce disease ...

Researchers from CHU Nîmes, Université Montpellier, and multiple MS centers in France have found that oral cholecalciferol in ...

Scans often identify MS lesions in the periventricular white matter of the brain, the optic nerves, or the spinal cord. A contrast MRI can help doctors identify any active lesions. These types of ...

Introduction: Ultra-high field MR imaging offers marked gains in signal-to-noise ratio, spatial resolution, and contrast which translate to improved pathological and anatomical sensitivity. These ...

Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging ... of altered brain electrical activity. Among the former are the non-invasive neural electromagnetic techniques of electroencephalography (EEG) and ...

1 Queen Square MS Center, NMR Research Unit, Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK 2 Departments of Neuroinflammation, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK 3 Brain ...

Ocrelizumab significantly reduced the number and volume of cortical lesions associated with multiple sclerosis at 120 weeks, ...

Gadolinium-based contrast media are widely used in cardiovascular MRI to identify and to highlight the intravascular and extracellular space. After gadolinium, manganese has the second highest ...

M.D., Ph.D., both at NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), combined repeated MRI imaging with brain-tissue analysis, including gene expression, to track the onset and ...

You can take anti-anxiety medication ahead of the procedure to help with this or try an open MRI machine. Allergic reaction or sensitivity to contrast dye.Sometimes doctors use dyes with MRIs.