22 stories tagged #MRI

  1. Doctors Suspect Brain Cancer But Find Parasitic Worms Instead
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    Doctors Suspect Brain Cancer But Find Parasitic Worms Instead

    A man in Spain was diagnosed with a brain infection caused by Taenia solium worms, not cancer, after an MRI revealed multiple brain lesions.

    2w ago 1 min read
  2. New MRI Marker DMPI Enhances Early Diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
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    New MRI Marker DMPI Enhances Early Diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

    A new linear MRI marker, the dual-line midbrain PSP index (DMPI), demonstrates superior accuracy in distinguishing progressive supranuclear palsy from other neurodegenerative disorders.

    last mo. 1 min read
  3. Brain Scans May Predict Ketamine Response for Hard-to-Treat Depression
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    Brain Scans May Predict Ketamine Response for Hard-to-Treat Depression

    Machine learning analysis of brain MRIs identifies patients likely to benefit from ketamine therapy for treatment-resistant depression, boosting precision.

    last mo. 1 min read
  4. Contrast-Enhanced Mammography: A Viable Alternative to MRI for Breast Cancer Response Assessment
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    Contrast-Enhanced Mammography: A Viable Alternative to MRI for Breast Cancer Response Assessment

    A meta-analysis suggests contrast-enhanced mammography offers comparable accuracy to MRI for evaluating tumor response after neoadjuvant therapy.

    last mo. 1 min read
  5. Sacroiliac Bone Marrow Oedema Found in 30% of Healthy Adults
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    Sacroiliac Bone Marrow Oedema Found in 30% of Healthy Adults

    A large German MRI study reveals sacroiliac BMO is common, challenging its role as a sole marker for axial spondyloarthritis.

    last mo. 1 min read
  6. MRI-Guided Sonography Boosts Breast Lesion Detection by 91%
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    MRI-Guided Sonography Boosts Breast Lesion Detection by 91%

    New study finds Real-Time Virtual Sonography localizes over 90% of MRI-detected breast lesions, eliminating the need for additional supine MRI scans.

    last mo. 1 min read
  7. PRECISE MRI Score Refines Prostate Cancer Monitoring
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    PRECISE MRI Score Refines Prostate Cancer Monitoring

    New study shows PRECISE scoring on MRI helps predict biopsy progression in men with low-risk prostate cancer on active surveillance.

    2mo ago 2 min read
  8. MRI Model Decodes Tumor Microenvironment, Improves Biomarker Discovery
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    MRI Model Decodes Tumor Microenvironment, Improves Biomarker Discovery

    New interpretable MRI workflow maps tumor biology without invasive biopsy, achieving 0.87 accuracy in identifying cancer biomarkers.

    2mo ago 1 min read