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Working group uses MRI to analyze brain trauma

October 23, 2020 -- A new working group has been established between international institutions to use MRI to investigate some of the most puzzling questions about traumatic brain injury. The group includes 170 researchers from 13 countries. Discuss

Study supports more use of MRI in patients with implants

October 22, 2020 -- Many more patients with implanted devices like pacemakers could safely undergo MRI and reap clinical benefits of the modality than do so currently, according to a new registry study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging online October 22. Discuss

Study confirms viability of low-field MRI for ICH

October 21, 2020 -- A portable low-field MRI scanner could offer an alternative to standard imaging with MRI or CT in the management of patients with suspected intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), according to poster research presented earlier this month during the virtual annual meeting of the American Neurological Association. Discuss

MRI biomarker portends preterm infant development risks

October 20, 2020 -- A quantitative MRI software application can predict which preterm infants will go on to develop motor development disorders such as cerebral palsy, potentially enabling risk stratification and early interventions in these children, according to research published online September 28 in Scientific Reports. Discuss

Errors on prior MRI exams show need for specialty reads

October 16, 2020 -- A high rate of discrepancies on primary body MRI exams acquired at outside institutions such as community hospitals shows a clear need for second exam interpretations by subspecialists when patients are transferred to a new center, according to a study published online October 14 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Discuss

Startup BrainKey offers brain MRI direct to consumers

October 15, 2020 -- A California-based startup called BrainKey is offering MRI exams straight to consumers with the pitch that they can explore 3D models of their own brains. BrainKey's backers believe that the service will help consumers assess their brain health and could prompt early care for future ailments. Discuss

Impaired blood flow linked to tau buildup in AD patients

October 12, 2020 -- Using MR and PET imaging, researchers from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles have found a connection between impaired blood flow to the brain and tau protein buildup in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a study published October 12 in the Journal of Neuroscience. Discuss

4D MRI could be big leap forward for fetal heart imaging

October 12, 2020 -- Clinicians could have better information about fetal heart health thanks to a new imaging method developed by researchers from London. The team described how they used 4D MRI to measure volumetric blood flow in a paper published on October 5 in Nature Communications. Discuss

Severe COVID-19 puts patients at risk of encephalopathy

October 7, 2020 -- A third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 experience various forms of encephalopathy, or altered mental states, including an inability to reason, difficulty concentrating, or memory loss, according to a study published October 5 in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. Discuss

Presurgical cardiac stress testing on decline

October 6, 2020 -- Presurgical cardiac stress testing is on the decline, according to a study published September 30 in JAMA Cardiology. The research suggests that efforts from professional organizations to curb unnecessary healthcare interventions through issuing guidelines has been successful. Discuss

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