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Many don’t hesitate to think twice when they go for any recommended medical testing, but facts are that some diagnostic and follow-up imaging scans can be detrimental to health, especially if radiation is involved. Computerized tomography scans are one such diagnostic imaging protocol as it blasts ionizing radiation into the body that can significantly increase …
Chinese scientists are building a new powerful MRI to look deep into the human brain to learn more about its complex structure; suggesting the project will revolutionize brain studies and assist in creating future treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. The budget is greater than that of the world’s largest telescope at $126 million, which …
More conservative use of emergency department neuroimaging for non-index seizures is supported by new findings from researchers at Epilepsia. Emergency department visits for patients with seizures often have them undergoing neuroimaging, typically CT scans. Imaging in adult patients presenting with onset index seizures leads to a change in care for 9 to 17% of patients, …
Using MRI, researchers may be able to predict which adults with mild cognitive impairment are more likely to progress to Alzheimer’s disease. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers may be able to predict which adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are more likely to progress to Alzheimer’s disease. Individuals with MCI develop Alzheimer’s Disease at …
In an estimated 40% of research subjects who undergo medical imaging, a significant medical finding unrelated to the study, but meaningful to the person’s health may be revealed. Often, research subjects enrolled in clinical studies are given medical imaging diagnostics, to establish baseline health and monitor progress through the trial. Nicholas M. Orme, from Mayo …
When utilized in combination, positron emission tomography (PET) coupled with computed tomography (CT) scanning technologies utilized on the whole body may detect cancer in individuals with neurologic complications more accurately than other commonly used tests. In that paraneoplastic neurologic disorders occur in some people with cancer — including lung, breast or ovarian cancer — …
Italian researchers suggest a new type of magnetic resonance imaging may help doctors to distinguish between the effects of normal aging and the preclinical stages of Alzheimer disease. Diffusion tensor imaging, a type of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), detects the random movement of water through brain tissue at the microscopic level. Giovanni Carlesimo, from …
Per-capita annual effective radiation dose from medical procedures in the United States is among the highest in the world and is estimated to have increased sixfold between 1980 and 2006. In the United States in 2006, about 377 million diagnostic and interventional radiologic examinations and 18 million nuclear medicine examinations were performed. Fred Mettler, Jr., …
By gary clark Joseph Culver, Ph.D., and his colleagues from Washington University Medical School have developed a new brain imaging technique called high-density diffuse optical tomography that enables them to study developing infant brains. Studying brain function in infants has been possible through the use of magnetic resonance imaging. But since the equipment requires …
By Rich Hurd MRI scans can be used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, even before the onset of symptoms of dementia, say researchers. MRI scans can be used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, even before the onset of symptoms of dementia, say researchers. Alzheimer’s disease is currently diagnosed by a process of elimination as many other diseases …