Intraobserver and interobserver variability in measuring changes in lesion volume on serial brain MR images in multiple sclerosis.

Massimo Filippi; Marco Rovaris; Maria Pia Sormani; Mark A. Horsfield; Maria A. Rocca; Ruggero Capra; F. Prandini; Giancarlo Comi

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Our data indicate that the acquisition of thinner sections increases the reliability of the assessment of changes in brain lesion load on MR images in patients with multiple sclerosis.

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