Dr. Carraro, a neurologist at Piedmont HealthCare Lake Norman Neurology in Charlotte discusses MRIs in Multiple Sclerosis. MRIs are important in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring. They can help to identify classic lesions associated with MS, such as T2 hyperintense lesions, contrast-enhancing lesions, and T1 hypo intensities. Brain atrophy or shrinkage is also a factor that can be observed on an MRI and has a worse prognostic weight. Research into new MRI techniques such as 7 Tesla MRIs is ongoing.

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00:00:00 MRIs in Multiple Sclerosis

00:00:08 Why We Order Them

00:00:49 Prognostic Factors

00:01:17 Monitoring

00:01:41 When to use contrast?

00:02:28 When to MRI the Brain vs. Spinal Cord?

00:04:00 T2 FLAIR Hyperintensity lesions

00:05:49 Infratentorial & Spine Cord Lesions

00:07:20 Contrast Enhancing Lesions

00:08:33 T1 Hypo Intensities

00:09:30 Brain Atrophy