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Abstract #4323

High Resolution Magnetic Susceptibility Mapping in Patients with Clinically Isolated Syndrome

Ali Al-Radaideh1, Samuel Wharton1, Su-Yin Lim2, Christopher Tench2, Cris Constantinescu2, Richard Bowtell1, Penny Gowland1

1Sir Peter Mansfield MR Centre, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom; 2Clinical Neurology, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom


Neurodegeneration in MS might be expected to cause an accumulation of iron in deep grey matter (dGM) structures. The aim of this study is to measure the susceptibility of dGm structures in patients with Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS), an early manifestation of MS.