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M is for MRI: Functional imaging spells out ABCs of dyslexia

By Bruce Sylvester

With intensive remedial work, the brains of dyslexic children can be "rewired" to function more like those of normal readers, researchers report. Functional MRI scans are showing child development experts exactly how this rewiring process works.

April 24, 2003

SPECT highlights hypoperfusion in multiple sclerosis

Brain perfusion SPECT can detect abnormalities in patients with spinal multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory or demyelinating diseases involving the spinal cord, researchers said at the 2003 American Academy of Neurology meeting in Honolulu.

April 23, 2003

AuntMinnie.com MRI Radiology Insider

By Shalmali Pal

For a child with dyslexia, learning to read can be particularly traumatic. While a number of educational programs claim to unlock the mysteries of reading for dyslexic children, how effective are they? Researchers from two East Coast universities tested a computer-based reading program with functional MRI.

April 20, 2003

Head and Neck Imaging

This two-volume title has served as the authoritative text on head and neck radiology for the last decade. The 4th edition is an ambitious attempt to improve an exhaustive and comprehensive work.

April 16, 2003

PET reveals hippocampal role in preserving semantic memory

The hippocampus complex -- long thought to be involved only in storing memories -- actually plays a role in the efficiency of memory retrieval, Canadian researchers reported at the 2003 Rotman Research Institute Conference in Toronto.

April 15, 2003

PET continues to break ground on brain function

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Researchers have suspected for years that the hippocampus complex was involved only in the storing of memories. However, recent studies conducted with PET at McGill University in Montreal have demonstrated that the hippocampus plays a role in the efficiency of memory retrieval as well.

April 13, 2003