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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a large magnet and radio waves to look at organs and structures inside your body. Health care professionals use MRI scans to diagnose a variety of conditions, from torn ligaments to tumors. MRIs are very useful for examining the brain and spinal cord. Also called: Magnetic resonance imaging, NMR, Nuclear magnetic resonance.

Optimizing the operation of MRI scanners to visualize finer details of the brain

Experts in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the DZNE are optimizing the operation of MRI scanners as part of an international research effort to enable visualization of finer details of the human brain.

12 Jul 2021

MRI screening and targeted biopsies could reduce overdiagnoses of prostate cancer

Most countries have not introduced nationwide prostate-cancer screening, as current methods result in overdiagnoses and excessive and unnecessary biopsies. A new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, which is published in The New England Journal of Medicine, indicates that screening by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and targeted biopsies could potentially cut overdiagnoses by half.

9 Jul 2021

Researchers develop normalized brain growth curve charts for children

In the United States, nearly every pediatric doctor's visit begins with three measurements: weight, height and head circumference. Compared to average growth charts of children across the country, established in the 1970s, a child's numbers can confirm typical development or provide a diagnostic baseline to assess deviations from the curve.

9 Jul 2021

Experts offer guidance on diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis in children

Myocarditis in children is a rare yet challenging condition to treat. Diagnosis and treatment includes multiple options, and many cases of myocarditis resolve on their own, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, "Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis in Children," published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship journal.

7 Jul 2021

Flavoring can change how the brain responds to nicotine e-cigarettes

Flavoring can change how the brain responds to e-cigarette aerosols that contain nicotine, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

23 Jun 2021

New project aims to identify quantitative biological features common across diseases

Building on the success of innovative research by the PRISM project, the Innovative Medicine Initiative 2, a joint undertaking between the EU and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), has backed the program with funding for a new project to explore the underlying biology of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

23 Jun 2021

Ketogenic metabolic therapy could work synergistically with IDH1-mutant glioblastoma

A British man who rejected the standard of care to treat his brain cancer has lived with the typically fatal glioblastoma tumor growing very slowly after adopting a ketogenic diet, providing a case study that researchers say reflects the benefits of using the body's own metabolism to fight this particularly aggressive cancer instead of chemo and radiation therapy.

11 Jun 2021

AI-powered tool could accelerate the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases

A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore, and the National Heart Centre Singapore have invented a tool that could speed up the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases.

8 Jun 2021

Researchers uncover new gene mutation responsible for cerebral cavernous malformation

Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Beijing Tiantan Hospital have recently uncovered a new gene mutation responsible for the non-familial patients of cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) - a brain vascular disorder which inflicted about 10~30 million people in the world.

8 Jun 2021

MRI-guided focused ultrasound advances brain and cancer research

By 2034, nearly one-quarter of Americans will have reached retirement age, according to the United States Census Bureau. But as people age, the brain becomes more susceptible to developing disorders, such as essential tremor, Parkinson's disease, and tumors.

7 Jun 2021

“Cognitive clock” emerges as a new way to measure brain health

Researchers have developed a novel method to monitor the brain health of patients to improve the early diagnosis and treatment of certain diseases.

2 Jun 2021

Changes in brain regions can predict the progression of epilepsy, lead to better treatment

Scientists have discovered that the way in which neurons are connected within regions of the brain, can be a better indicator of disease progression and treatment outcomes for people with brain disorders such as epilepsy.

20 May 2021

Manganese‐enhanced MRI provides more accurate details of heart function after a heart attack

According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter (27 per cent) of all deaths in the UK, which equates to more than 160,000 deaths each year - or one death every three minutes.

11 May 2021

New imaging technique captures real-time brain motion in stunning detail

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) images are usually meant to be static. But now, researchers from Mātai Medical Research Institute (Mātai), Stevens Institute of Technology, Stanford University, the University of Auckland and other institutions, report on an imaging technique that captures the brain in motion in real time, in 3D and in stunning detail, providing a potential diagnostic tool for detecting difficult-to-spot conditions such as obstructive brain disorders and aneurysms - before they become life threatening.

6 May 2021

Brain thinning in youth associated with psychosis

Subtle differences in the shape of the brain that are present in adolescence are associated with the development of psychosis, according to an international team led by neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Maastricht University in the Netherlands.

5 May 2021

PET imaging can enable accurate diagnosis of recurring brain metastases

For patients with brain metastases, amino acid positron emission tomography (PET) can provide valuable information about the effectiveness of state-of-the-art treatments.

5 May 2021

Study shows why some stroke patients do not have abnormal heart rhythms

Scientists have shed light on why some people who have a stroke do not also have abnormal heart rhythms, even though their hearts contain similar scar tissue. Their results, published today in eLife, could help identify the best treatments for people who might be at risk of recurrent stroke, new heart disorders, or both.

5 May 2021

High-powered MRI detects subtle differences in the hippocampus of people with Down syndrome

Using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map the brains of people with Down syndrome (DS), researchers from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and other institutions detected subtle differences in the structure and function of the hippocampus--a region of the brain tied to memory and learning.

29 Apr 2021

New technique to hyperpolarize and purify fumarate for MRI

A promising new concept published by an interdisciplinary research team in "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" (PNAS) paves the way for major advances in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Their new technique could significantly simplify hyperpolarized MRI, which developed around 20 years ago for observing metabolic processes in the body.

28 Apr 2021

Leveraging vibrations and ultrasound waves to diagnose, treat brain ailments

A team of engineering researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology hopes to uncover new ways to diagnose and treat brain ailments, from tumors and stroke to Parkinson's disease, leveraging vibrations and ultrasound waves.

28 Apr 2021

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) News and Research

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Optimizing the operation of MRI scanners to visualize finer details of the brain

MRI screening and targeted biopsies could reduce overdiagnoses of prostate cancer

Researchers develop normalized brain growth curve charts for children

Experts offer guidance on diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis in children

Flavoring can change how the brain responds to nicotine e-cigarettes

New project aims to identify quantitative biological features common across diseases

Ketogenic metabolic therapy could work synergistically with IDH1-mutant glioblastoma

AI-powered tool could accelerate the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases

Researchers uncover new gene mutation responsible for cerebral cavernous malformation

MRI-guided focused ultrasound advances brain and cancer research

“Cognitive clock” emerges as a new way to measure brain health

Changes in brain regions can predict the progression of epilepsy, lead to better treatment

Manganese‐enhanced MRI provides more accurate details of heart function after a heart attack

New imaging technique captures real-time brain motion in stunning detail

Brain thinning in youth associated with psychosis

PET imaging can enable accurate diagnosis of recurring brain metastases

Study shows why some stroke patients do not have abnormal heart rhythms

High-powered MRI detects subtle differences in the hippocampus of people with Down syndrome

New technique to hyperpolarize and purify fumarate for MRI

Leveraging vibrations and ultrasound waves to diagnose, treat brain ailments

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