Table 2 Different MRI criteria for diagnosis of MS in pediatric patients
KIDMUS criteria | Callen’s criteria | Verhey’s criteria |
|---|---|---|
1 of 2: - Lesions perpendicular to long axis of the corpus callosum - Sole presence of well defined lesions | Diagnosis: 2 of 3 - ≥2 T2 weighted lesions - 2 periventricular lesions - ≥1 Brain stem lesion | 2 of 2: - 1 periventricular lesions - 1 hypointense lesions on T1 images |
MS vs ASEM, 2 of 3: - Absence of a diffuse bilateral lesion pattern - Presence of black holes - ≥2 periventricular lesions |