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It has been discovered two distinct parts of the human brain—the neocortex and the hippocampus (a part of the brain involved in higher-order brain functions) – have been shown to help protect our memories from interfering with one another. With that information in mind, a group of Researchers from the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging […]
Getting an MRI scan means being completely still in a noisy, claustrophobia-inducing tube. It is considered a fact that many people, including children, don’t like the experience. So, in order to make these diagnostic tools run even faster, researchers are exploring & incorporating a new tactic: using artificial intelligence to take the raw data generated […]
It is known to many people that MRI systems make a bunch of terrible noises that often scares people who’re about to take their MRI scan for the first time. A brilliant story from Doug Dietz, the creator of the MR Adventure Discovery Series. A young patient was coming into the MR room to be […]
The use of MRI to determine heart function has been slow to catch on, but a study from Duke Health researchers shows that stress cardiac MRI not only diagnoses disease but can also predict which cases are potentially fatal. Results from a large, multi-center study suggest that Cardiac Magnetic Resonance, or CMR, has potential as […]
Twenty-five percent of deaths in the United States are caused by cancer, and the number of incidences increases due to population growth, prolonged life expectancy, and an abundance of risk factors including smoking, a lack of activity, and obesity. A common feature of most tumors is a low level of oxygen, called hypoxia, the severity […]
On August 18, 1868, astronomers turned their telescopes toward a solar eclipse, not knowing they were about to expand the periodic table. Their goal was to discern the ingredients of solar prominences, the giant loops of glowing, electrified gas the sun occasionally belted out. When astronomers split the prominences’ light into its components, they detected some […]
Artificial intelligence (A.I) and natural language processing are making their way into the medical imaging field, and radiologists have mixed feelings on these developments because they might encroach on the invaluable human element of evaluating diagnostic images. The progression of artificial intelligence can be seen in virtual assistants and self-driving cars, while in healthcare it can […]
Lying perfectly still for an hour in a magnetic resonance imaging machine (MRI) isn’t anyone’s idea of fun. But for some patient populations, such as those suffering from the tremors that come with Parkinson’s disease, it’s practically impossible. Using a $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a team of […]
A study reported by Duke University researchers on Protein Density Fat Fraction (PDFF) in MRI liver imaging as a non-invasive way to diagnose non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). That study confirmed its utility but also found that the method was less effective in distinguishing NAFLD from its more advanced cousin, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). In this report, […]