Assessment Of Radiological Pathology Using MRI, CT Scan or X-Ray

Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. Nowadays, x-ray has developed into the most important tool for the diagnosis and monitoring many illness such multiple sclerosis (MS). Its high sensitivity for the evaluation of inflammatory and neurodegenerative processes in the brain and spinal cord has made it the most commonly used technique for the evaluation of patients with MS. Moreover, x-ray has become a powerful tool for treatment monitoring, safety assessment as well as for the prognostication of disease progression. Clinically, the use of x-ray has increased in the past couple decades as a result of improved technology and increased availability that now extends well beyond academic centers.