Have you ever seen terms like
‘
lesions
’
or
‘
enhancing
spots
’
on your MRI report and wondered what they mean?
In
Multiple Sclerosis
, MRI scans show areas of inflammation or damage in the brain each with its own meaning about how active the disease is
Active inflammation appears as bright ‘enhancing’ spots
Older, healed areas may look darker, called
black holes
— signs of previous damage
Doctors use these patterns to see if the disease is active, stable, or progressing and to plan the best treatment
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