Case report reveals visibility issues of paramagnetic rim lesions in multiple sclerosis, implying the need for optimized imaging parameters.
This case report shows that paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs), markers of chronic active lesions in multiple sclerosis, vary in visibility depending on scan-parameters of susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI). Routine SWI for microbleed detection with low flip angle (FA) failed to depict PRLs, while longer TE and higher FA improved visibility. Phase images consistently visualized PRLs. These findings underscore the need to optimize TE and FA, as suboptimal SWI settings may hinder PRL detection.
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