Hello gruvingal,
There is a diagnostic criteria for diagnosing MS, The McDonald Criteria:
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/For...osing-Criteria
There is no single test, by it's self, which can rule in/out MS. However, the McDonald Criteria relies heavily on the MRI.
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Your Drs. are listening that's why they have given you a referral to the U of WA for more testing. Many conditions/disease as well as vitamin deficiencies and some medications can cause symptoms similar to MS.
If you are taking any medications you may want to do some research into the side effects. If upon doing research into your medications, if you take any, and find some or all of your symptoms could also be side effects of any medication(s) you are on then please discuss your symptoms with the prescribing Dr.
Medline is a good resource for researching medications and their side effects:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/