Incorporation of the Central Vein Sign into the McDonald Criteria
Amin M, Nakamura K, Daboul L, O'Donnell C, Cao Q, Rodrigues P, Derbyshire J, Azevedo C, Bar-Or A, Caverzasi E, Calabresi P, Cree B, Freeman L, Henry R, Longbrake E, Oh J, Papinutto N, Pelletier D, Prčkovska V, Raza P, Ramos M, Samudralwar R, Schindler M, Sotirchos E, Sicotte N, Solomon A, Shinohara R, Reich D, Sati P, Ontaneda D. Incorporation of the Central Vein Sign into the McDonald Criteria. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2024, 106182. DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2024.106182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral vein signDIS criteriaDiagnostic performanceMultiple sclerosisDeep white matter lesionsDiagnosis of multiple sclerosisMulti-center studyInternational multi-center studyWhite matter lesionsNorth American ImagingMcDonald CriteriaProspective studyDiagnostic accuracyMRI disseminationDemyelinating diseaseBackground DiagnosisMS diagnosisDiagnostic biomarkersCompare sensitivityLesionsBrain locationsMethods DataBrain imagingBrainSignsDiagnostic performance of central vein sign versus oligoclonal bands for multiple sclerosis
Toljan K, Daboul L, Raza P, Martin M, Cao Q, O’Donnell C, Rodrigues P, Derbyshire J, Azevedo C, Bar-Or A, Caverzasi E, Calabresi P, Cree B, Freeman L, Henry R, Longbrake E, Oh J, Papinutto N, Pelletier D, Samudralwar R, Schindler M, Sotirchos E, Sicotte N, Solomon A, Shinohara R, Reich D, Sati P, Ontaneda D. Diagnostic performance of central vein sign versus oligoclonal bands for multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2024, 30: 1268-1277. PMID: 39234802, PMCID: PMC11421977, DOI: 10.1177/13524585241271988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral vein signPositive predictive valueOligoclonal bandsDiagnostic performanceMS diagnosisCerebrospinal fluidMultiple sclerosisPredictive valueNegative predictive valueCerebrospinal fluid testingRadiological suspicionDiagnostic accuracyImaging biomarkersDiagnosisDiagnostic biomarkersMonthsSclerosisBiomarkersPilot studyBaselineSelection 3