MR Imaging in Monitoring and Predicting Treatment Response in Multiple Sclerosis

Abstract

MR imaging is the most sensitive tool for identifying lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). MR imaging has also acquired an essential role in the detection of complications arising from these treatments and in the assessment and prediction of efficacy. In the future, other radiological measures that have shown prognostic value may be incorporated within the models for predicting treatment response. This article examines the role of MR imaging as a prognostic tool in patients with MS and the recommendations that have been proposed in recent years to monitor patients who are treated with disease-modifying drugs.

Keywords: Interferon; MR imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Patient assessment; Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis; Scoring system; Treatment response.