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Title: Multiple Sclerosis - MRI Imaging Abnormalities

Category: Neurology

Keywords: MS, multiple sclerosis, brain, mri, dawson's fingers (PubMed Search)

Posted: 6/23/2010 by Aisha Liferidge, MD (Updated: 7/21/2026)

  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a relapsing condition caused by the destruction of myelin sheaths.
  • Ninety percent of MS-related lesions can be detected on T2 MRI images.
  • These lesions are typically para-ventricular, sometimes ovoid in shape (referred to as "Dawson's Fingers"), and often located on medullary veins.

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