Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis, Nerves
Motivation: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a leading cause of disability among young individuals. There is growing evidence showing that vascular and blood flow abnormalities may serve as potential sources of MS lesions.
Goal(s): Our goal was to establish the correlation between the deep medullary veins (DMVs) and the clinical indicators of brain tissue damage in MS.
Approach: Patients were imaged utilizing susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) to assess the visibility and morphological changes of DMVs.
Results: Damage of DMVs had the significant value in reflecting the degree of brain tissue damage in MS.
Impact: Our demonstration of detectable damage in DMVs utilizing SWI provides a radiological marker for benefiting MS patients in need of assessment.
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