Researchers Uncover Bone Disease in Tyrannosaurus rex Jaw
Researchers in Germany identified bone disease in the fossilized jaw of a Tyrannosaurus rex using a CT-based, nondestructive imaging approach, according to a study being…
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MRI Reveals Significantly Altered Brain Structure in Fetuses Exposed to Alcohol
In the first MRI-based study to investigate prenatal alcohol exposure, researchers found significant changes in the brain structure of fetuses exposed to alcohol compared to…
Popular Blood Thinners May Lead to Brain Bleeding and Death After Head Injury
A three-year study of more than 1,000 patients found that the risk of delayed intracranial hemorrhage and death following head trauma was significantly higher for…
Does COVID-19 During Pregnancy Harm the Baby’s Brain?
COVID-19 of mild to moderate severity in pregnant women appears to have no effect on the brain of the developing fetus, according to a study…
Study Reveals Wide Spectrum of COVID-19 Brain Complications – Including Stroke, Hemorrhage, and Other Fatal Complications
The largest multi-institutional international study to date on brain complications of COVID-19 has found that approximately one in 100 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 will likely…
COVID-19 Linked to Myocarditis – Potentially Dangerous Heart Inflammation – In College Athletes
A small but significant percentage of college athletes with COVID-19 develop myocarditis, a potentially dangerous inflammation of the heart muscle, that can only be seen…
Radiologists Warn: COVID-19 Fallout May Lead to More Cancer Deaths
Significant decreases in CT imaging for cancer persisted even after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, delaying diagnosis and treatment and raising the…
Specialized MRI Shows Autism Changes Brain’s White Matter Significantly
Researchers at Yale University analyzing specialized MRI exams found significant changes in the microstructure of the brain’s white matter in adolescents and young adults with…
Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices (IUDs) Appear To Have Systemic Effects on the Body
Breast MRI Shows IUDs Have Systemic Effects Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) appear to have systemic effects on the body like those of hormone replacement therapy,…
Brain’s White Matter Integrity Disrupted in People With Alzheimer’s Gene Mutation
The structural integrity of the brain’s white matter as measured with an advanced MRI technique is lower in cognitively normal people who carry a genetic…
Artificial Intelligence Can Quickly and Accurately Rule Out Cancer in Dense Breasts
An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) can quickly and accurately sift through breast MRIs in women with dense breasts to eliminate those without…
Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence Predicts Breast Cancer Risk Better
Compared with commonly used clinical risk factors, a sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) called deep learning does a better job distinguishing between the mammograms…
Reducing False-Positives in MRI Breast Cancer Screening
Prediction models based on clinical characteristics and imaging findings may help reduce the false-positive rate in women with dense breasts who undergo supplemental breast cancer…
Artificial Intelligence Classifies Brain Tumors With Single MRI Scan
A team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have developed a deep learning model that is capable of classifying a brain tumor as…
Artificial Intelligence Program Accurately Predicts Lung Cancer Risk
An artificial intelligence (AI) program accurately predicts the risk that lung nodules detected on screening CT will become cancerous, according to a study published in…
Chest CT Scans Illuminate Mortality Risk in People With COPD
Body composition information derived from routine chest CTs can provide important information on the overall health of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including…
MRI Scans Link COVID-19 to Potentially Dangerous Eye Abnormalities
Researchers using MRI have found significant abnormalities in the eyes of some people with severe COVID-19, according to a study published in the journal Radiology….
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treats Prostate Cancer With Minimal Side Effects
A technique that delivers high-intensity focused ultrasound to targeted tissue under MRI guidance effectively treats intermediate-risk prostate cancer with minimal side effects, according to a…