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Abstract #1108

Quantitative High-Field MRI of Multiple Sclerosis

David A. Rudko1, Joseph S. Gati1, Marcelo Kremenchutzky2, Ravi Menon1

1Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada; 2Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada


This study employed high-resolution magnetic susceptibility-based MRI at 7 T to identify regions of increased iron deposition and decreased myelination in MS patients compared to healthy, age-matched control subjects. Consistent differences in R2* and QS maps were observed in the basal ganglia structures and the optic radiations of MS patients compared to controls. Group-averaged R2* and QS and LFS maps were used to delineate regions in normal-appearing white and gray matter showing increased iron deposition and demyelination. Additionally, lesion visibility on 7 T MP-FLAIR, T1w and susceptibility contrasts were used to assess lesion activity and iron deposition in white matter lesions.