Myelin water imaging to detect demyelination and remyelination and its validation in pathology

C Laule, GRW Moore - Brain Pathology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Damage to myelin is a key feature of multiple sclerosis (MS) pathology. Magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) has revolutionized our ability to detect and monitor MS pathology in vivo …

Structure of the medullary veins of the cerebral hemisphere and related disorders

T Taoka, A Fukusumi, T Miyasaka, H Kawai… - Radiographics, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Deep medullary veins drain into subependymal veins with four convergence zones and
show parallel distribution patterns adjacent to the body or inferior horn and a radial pattern …

Imaging mechanisms of disease progression in multiple sclerosis: beyond brain atrophy

F Bagnato, SA Gauthier, C Laule… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Clinicians involved with different aspects of the care of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS)
and scientists with expertise on clinical and imaging techniques convened in Dallas, TX …

Characterization of multiple sclerosis neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration with relaxation and diffusion basis spectrum imaging

IM Vavasour, P Sun, C Graf, JT Yik… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods can provide more
specific information about various microstructural tissue changes in multiple sclerosis (MS) …

Global loss of myelin water over 5 years in multiple sclerosis normal-appearing white matter

IM Vavasour, SC Huijskens, DKB Li… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Reduced myelin water fraction (MWF, a marker for myelin), increased
geometric mean T2 (ieGMT2, reflecting intra/extracellular water properties), and increased …

[HTML][HTML] New epidermal-growth-factor-related insights into the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis: is it also epistemology?

G Scalabrino - Frontiers in neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Recent findings showing that epidermal growth factor (EGF) is significantly decreased in the
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and spinal cord (SC) of living or deceased multiple sclerosis (MS) …

Multiple sclerosis: destruction and regeneration of astrocytes in acute lesions

JW Prineas, S Lee - Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
There are reports that astrocyte perivascular endfeet are damaged in some cases of multiple
sclerosis (MS). This study was designed to determine the origin and outcome of astrocyte …

Diffusely abnormal white matter in multiple sclerosis

J Cairns, IM Vavasour, A Traboulsee… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
MRI enables detailed in vivo depiction of multiple sclerosis (MS) pathology. Localized areas
of MS damage, commonly referred to as lesions, or plaques, have been a focus of clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Newly identified deficiencies in the multiple sclerosis central nervous system and their impact on the remyelination failure

G Scalabrino - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) remains enigmatic and controversial. Myelin
sheaths in the central nervous system (CNS) insulate axons and allow saltatory nerve …

Diffusely Abnormal White Matter, T2 Burden of Disease, and Brain Volume in Relapsing‐Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

AT Vertinsky, DKB Li, IM Vavasour… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Multiple sclerosis (MS) diffusely abnormal
white matter (DAWM) is a mildly hyperintense magnetic resonance imaging abnormality …