Neuroradiology: Page 61

New MRI scoring criterion helps diagnose prion disease
By Kate Madden Yee
A new diffusion MRI scoring scale could improve diagnosis of the prion malady sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) and compares favorably to cerebrospinal fluid testing, according to a study published June 1 in JAMA Neurology.
June 1, 2020
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MRI reveals brain changes in technologist with COVID-19
By Philip Ward
MRI scans of a 25-year-old Italian radiologic technologist who contracted COVID-19 and lost her sense of smell suggest the virus may invade the brain through the olfactory pathway and cause dysfunction of sensorineural origin. This finding was published online by JAMA Neurology on May 29.
May 31, 2020
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FDA approves Avid's flortaucipir PET agent for tau imaging
By Brian Casey
In what the agency called a regulatory first, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the radiopharmaceutical flortaucipir F-18 for imaging tau pathology on PET scans. The agent was developed by Eli Lilly subsidiary Avid Radiopharmaceuticals and will be marketed as Tauvid.
May 27, 2020
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COVID-19 tied to 2+ hour delay in seeking stroke care
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients with an ischemic stroke are showing up at hospitals and treatment centers more than two hours later than usual during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published on May 28 in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery.
May 27, 2020
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fMRI-based machine learning helps predict coma outcomes
By Kate Madden Yee
A machine-learning algorithm can predict from resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) data if a patient in a coma after cardiac arrest will regain consciousness, according to a study published online May 21 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.
May 25, 2020
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COVID-19 neuro findings marked by mental status, stroke
By Kate Madden Yee
Neuroimaging features of hospitalized COVID-19 patients can vary, but they are dominated by altered mental status and acute ischemic stroke, according to research published May 21 in Radiology.
May 25, 2020
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AI can detect, quantify traumatic brain injury on CT
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was able to help accurately detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) on head CT exams, as well as assess the type of injury, quantify lesion burden, and measure lesion progression, U.K. researchers reported in an article published online May 14 in Lancet Digital Health.
May 19, 2020
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New PET technique visualizes early Alzheimer's disease
By Kate Madden Yee
A new PET technique can visualize early Alzheimer's disease by imaging the synaptic density of the brain as indicated by the presence of a particular protein, according to a study by researchers from Yale University that was published May 13 in the Alzheimer's & Dementia Journal.
May 12, 2020
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MRI could help predict efficacy of stem cell therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI could help clinicians predict the efficacy of stem cell treatment for a brain injury children may sustain during birth called perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, according to a study published May 12 in Cell Reports.
May 11, 2020
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PET tracer could more precisely diagnose Alzheimer's
By Wayne Forrest
A new PET tracer called RO-948 could become the standard method for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, accurately differentiating the condition from other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a study published May 11 in JAMA Neurology.
May 11, 2020
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Stroke scans drop by 40% during COVID-19 outbreak
By Brian Casey
The number of patients evaluated for stroke with imaging fell by 40% during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a research letter published May 8 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The findings could be a sign that many stroke cases are not receiving appropriate medical care.
May 7, 2020
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Diagnostic brain imaging overused for lung cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Head CT or brain MRI scans are overused to check for metastasis in patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
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