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Multiple Sclerosis in the Spinal Cord, MR Appearance and Correlation with Clinical Parameters Radiology 195:725-732, Tartaglino,L.M.,et al, 1995 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract One hundred twenty-four demyelinating plaques were found in these 68 patients;38 had more than one plaque.The majority of plaques were two body segments in length or occupied less than 50%of the cross-sectional area of the cord.Plaques associated with cord atrophy were more likely to occur with the relapsing-progressive form of MS.Cord swelling was found only in the relapsing-remitting form of MS.Spinal cord MS plaques are characteristically peripherally located,are less than two vertebral segments in length,and occupy less than half the cross-sectional area of the cord.

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