Myelin Damage in Chronic Multiple sclerosis lesions: QSM versus Phase imaging
Weiyuan Huang1,2, Thanh D Nguyen1, Elizabeth Sweeney3, Xianfu Luo1, Yi Wang1,4, and Susan A Gauthier5
1Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States, 2Radiology, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, China, 3Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States, 4Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States, 5Neurology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States
QSM imaging may be more sensitive than phase imaging in detecting myelin damage in MS lesions.
Figure 3. Case 1 showed a phase-positive-QSM-rim-positive lesion had a MWF 4.6566. Case 2 showed a phase-positive-QSM-rim-negative lesion had a MWF 8.3562. Case 3 showed a phase-negative-QSM-rim-negative lesion had a MWF 9.2654.
Figure 2. The MWF value of each group.