Neurology MRI

fMRI scans show that babies’ brain activity can be influenced through associative learning, presenting a potential strategy for promoting the development of life-long skills in infants who have injured brains.

Brain MRI scans reveal that anxiety is independently associated with a faster progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease.

Basic photographs paired with AI technique can pick up on retinal changes that are early signs of the progressive central nervous system disorder.

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals neurochemical abnormalities that shed light on how the virus impacts the brain.

Older women exposed to higher levels of air pollution can experience a 24-percent increase in Alzheimer’s risk.

Approximately half of all patients who experience stroke, brain bleeds, or blocked blood vessels, identified on MRI or head CT in this study, had high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes.

New scanner is designed to augment neurological and musculoskeletal imaging functions.

Identification of facial nerves impacted by this condition increases dramatically with DCE-MRI.

Certain parts of the brain respond differently to hot-button language found in campaign ads and speeches.

A convolutional neural network can accurately measure skeletal muscles, helping predict patient survival.

Interventional radiologists are uniquely positioned to practice stroke intervention.

A tool that objectively measures the volume of white matter lesions can accurately pinpoint evidence of early dementia.

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Worldwide effort will amass large datasets from institutions that can be used to identify long-term traumatic brain injury and augment therapies.

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As Alzheimer’s disease progresses, more brain regions exhibit evidence of this link.

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The platform, dubbed DystoniaNet, was able to identify 3 varieties of focal dystonia in a matter of 0.36 seconds with almost 100-percent accuracy.

Volumetric MRI shows Hispanic patients are at a greater risk of experiencing more aggressive disease, leading to sustained disability.

Advanced imaging shows Parkinson’s can begin as brain-first or body-first.

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Point-of-care, 64mT MRI performs as well as conventional CT and MRI while improving patient safety.

By capturing changes to the hippocampus, MRE can pinpoint brain damage early before epilepsy becomes medication resistant.

Cerebral infarction and hemorrhage are more common in severe cases while cranial nerve abnormalities affect patients with milder disease.

Images reveal hypertension can be significant risk factor for CSVD.

Products focus on Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and accelerating clinical translation.

Emergency providers are utilizing more ultrasound and MRI scans, fewer CTs.

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Clinicians should adopt a lower threshold for evaluating patients for stroke and providing care.

Responders who have cognitive impairment have reduced gray matter thickness in the brain consistent with neurodegenerative conditions.