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Strengthening MR imaging diagnosis and research on multiple sclerosis
MA Lin 

DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2011.04.001.


[Abstract] The clinical classification, clinical diagnostic criteria, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnostic criteria, and major differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) were overviewed. The role of MRI in the diagnosis of MS was emphasized, and the importance of MRI in the relevant research on MS was also elucidated.
[Keywords] Multiple sclerosis;Diagnosis;Magnetic resonance imaging

MA Lin* Department of Radiology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China

*Correspondence to: Ma L, E-mail: cjr.malin@vip.163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2011-06-22
Accepted  2011-06-28
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2011.04.001
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2011.04.001.

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