Cleveland Clinic researchers are three years into a longitudinal brain study, in which volunteers are undergoing periodic medical imaging, cognitive assessments and neuropsychological exams to help ...

Imaging technology developed and refined at the University of Waterloo promises better detection and treatment of breast cancer by more accurately pinpointing cancerous tissue.

The following is a summary of “Reliability of paramagnetic rim lesion detection at 1.5T MRI in multiple sclerosis patients,” published in the January 2025 issue of Neurology by Martire et al.

The precise “lesion(s ... sequence of brain development in the immature ferret, we aimed to characterize postnatal neurodevelopment with conventional and diffusion MRI.

me.com Objectives To determine the frequency of hypothalamic lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) using conventional MRI (cMRI) protocols. Methods Brain cMRI (1.5 Tesla) scans of 105 ...

or for those in whom the diagnosis of MS or potential benefit of therapy remains uncertain (including those with one typical brain MRI lesion), we recommend serial brain MRI on a semiannual basis ...

Background High-efficacy disease-modifying therapies (HETs) have substantially improved multiple sclerosis (MS ... Status Scale (EDSS)), volumetric MRI measures (total lesion volume (TLV), corrected ...

Blood tests are often the first line of testing for evaluating MS ... MRI is painless, noninvasive, and can produce detailed images of the brain and spinal cord. Performed with and without ...

In contrast ... especially MS and optic neuritis, or inflammation of the optic nerve, are detectable with MRI scans. MRIs can show demyelination plaques in the brain and nerves, especially ...

Your doctor may order different types of MRI scans to evaluate your MS. T1-weighted ... of changes in your brain or spinal cord including new or growing lesions. If a contrast agent was used ...

An MRI is one option. "The first thing to know ... options include molecular breast imaging (MBI), ultrasound and contrast-enhanced mammography. Dr. Sharpe says choosing what screening method ...