Brain imaging study to track multiple sclerosis changes over time

This is a long-term study that uses MRI brain scans to track how multiple sclerosis progresses in patients over time. Researchers will perform regular scans at visits that are already part of your standard medical care, and may ask you to participate in some optional research visits as well. The study also includes healthy volunteers who get scanned to help researchers understand what a healthy brain looks like compared to one affected by MS.

Researchers want to better understand how MS evolves—especially now that new treatments are available that can slow the disease. By carefully tracking brain changes with imaging over many years, doctors hope to learn which patients are at highest risk and how well different treatments are working.