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A patient is presented with neuromyelitis optica. MR imaging, using a short inversion time inversion recovery (STIR) technique, clearly depicted the lesion in the left optic nerve. Subsequent serial STIR imaging, with and without Gadolinium-DTPA, allowed quantitative assessment of changes parallel to improved optic nerve function. STIR imaging is a sensitive technique to demonstrate optic nerve lesions, and enables quantitative assessment to be made of the effect of (steroid) medication.
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Barkhof, F., Scheltens, P., Valk, J. et al. Serial quantitative MR assessment of optic neuritis in a case of neuromyelitis optica, using Gadolinium-“enhanced” STIR imaging. Neuroradiology 33, 70–71 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593340
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593340