Neuroradiology: Page 88

Soccer ball heading more risky for women than men
By Wayne Forrest
Heading a soccer ball may not always be the safest play on the pitch. Diffusion-tensor MRI has revealed that female soccer players have more microstructural white-matter changes in brain tissue than their male counterparts, according to a study published online July 31 in Radiology.
July 30, 2018
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MRI shows how kids compensate for dyslexia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using MRI, an international team of researchers believe they have found the reason why certain children with dyslexia are able to overcome their reading disorder and better understand text.
July 25, 2018
fMRI links key brain regions between sleep and depression
By Wayne Forrest
Functional MRI (fMRI) scans have helped open researchers' eyes to which brain regions provide the primary connections and associations between poor sleep quality and depression, according to a study published online July 25 in JAMA Psychiatry.
July 25, 2018
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VR software may increase MRI segmentation efficiency
By Abraham Kim
Using new virtual reality (VR) software to correct segmentation errors on MRI scans allowed users to complete the task more quickly and accurately compared with using a conventional 2D interface in a new study, published online July 20 in the Journal of Digital Imaging.
July 25, 2018
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FLT-PET points toward survival for glioblastoma patients
By Wayne Forrest
PET scans with the radiotracer F-18 fluorothymidine (FLT) can help determine which glioblastoma patients have the best chance for longer survival, according to a study published online on July 21 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.
July 25, 2018
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Could a blood test rule out most CT for brain injury?
By Philip Ward
A blood test that detects biomarkers for brain injury could help rule out patients suspected of having traumatic intracranial injuries, thus avoiding the need for CT scans, according to a large multicenter observational trial published online July 24 by Lancet Neurology.
July 24, 2018
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CT decision tool optimizes head CT for kids with trauma
By Abraham Kim
A new clinical decision-making tool may decrease the number of unnecessary CT exams for kids presenting with blunt head trauma by approximately 34%, according to an article to be published in the July issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.
July 24, 2018
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Conebeam CT in surgical suite may speed up stroke care
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging stroke patients directly in a surgical suite with conebeam CT was nearly as accurate as conventional CT and could speed up patient care by as much as an hour, according to a presentation at the annual Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery meeting in San Francisco.
July 23, 2018
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CSF may be gadolinium's route to the brain
By Wayne Forrest
A study published in the August issue of Radiology offers further evidence of a mechanism for gadolinium deposition in the brain after the administration of MRI contrast. Researchers detected gadolinium accumulation in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) -- even in patients with an undamaged blood-brain barrier and normal renal function.
July 20, 2018
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Clinical factors could reduce need to assess seizures on CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Identifying key clinical factors in seizure cases may reduce the need for individuals with a known seizure disorder to undergo an emergency CT exam, according to an article published online July 18 in Epilepsia.
July 19, 2018
CT scans may be linked to brain cancer in kids
By Abraham Kim
Could exposure to CT radiation increase the risk of brain tumors in kids? Yes, say researchers from the Netherlands, who reported a 1.5-fold increase in cancer incidence for children in an article published online July 18 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
July 19, 2018
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FDDNP-PET shows brain injury effects in military personnel
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers have found that changes in PET scans of military personnel with mild traumatic brain injury are similar to those seen in retired football players with suspected chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a study published online July 17 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
July 18, 2018
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