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Abstract #3384

Detection of demyelination of the sensory and motor cortex in a mild EAE mouse model using diffusion weighted MRI

Othman I Alomair 1,2 , Nematullah Khan 3 , Maree Smith 3,4 , Ian M Brereton 1 , Graham J Galloway 1 , and Nyoman D Kurniawan 1

1 Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 College of Applied medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia, 3 School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 Centre for Integrated Preclinical Drug Development, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Cortical gray matter demyelination is a potential hallmark of Multiple Sclerosis. Here we describe the use of high spatial and angular resolution ex vivo diffusion-weighted imaging (HARDI) to investigate neuropathological changes in the brains of our mild EAE-mouse model of remitting-relapsing MS.

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