Comparison between synthetic and conventional magnetic resonance imaging in patients with multiple sclerosis and controls
Objectives: Synthetic magnetic resonance imaging (SyMRI) allows to obtain different weighted-images using the multiple-dynamic multiple-echo sequence lasting 6 min. The aim is to compare quantitatively and qualitatively synthetic- and conventional MRI in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and controls assessing the contrast (C), the signal to noise ratio (SNR), and the contrast to noise ratio (CNR). We evaluated the lesion count and lesion-to-white matter contrast (Cl-WM) in the MS patients. Methods and methods: 51 patients underwent synthetic- and conventional MRI.