MRI findings predict Parkinson's disease progression
Health Imaging
JUNE 25, 2024
MR imaging could provide insight into how Parkinson’s disease will progress years before its related symptoms become debilitating.
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AuntMinnie
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research centers saw a 77% drop in participants enrolling in clinical trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study conducted by epidemiologists at the University of Pittsburgh. Few recruitment approaches have been directly tested via intervention trials at Alzheimer’s disease centers, they added.
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AuntMinnie
DECEMBER 16, 2024
F-18 fluorothymidine (FLT) PET can identify early acute gastrointestinal graft versus host disease (GVHD) after patients undergo bone marrow transplants, according to a study published December 13 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer. Blood cancers start in the cells of the immune system or in blood-forming tissue, such as the bone marrow.
AuntMinnie
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In a recent PET study with unexpected results, patients infected with herpes had fewer signs of brain deposits associated with Alzheimers disease than uninfected patients, a group in France has reported. The study was published January 18 in Scientific Reports. The median age of the group was 74 years old. The full study is available here.
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JULY 13, 2024
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AuntMinnie
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fold higher risk for cardiovascular disease, according to new research presented at the ARRS Annual Meeting. The presence of fat-enlarged axillary lymph nodes on mammography screening exams is associated with a fourfold higher risk of type 2 diabetes and a 2.6-fold
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DECEMBER 2, 2024
Higher visceral adipose tissue reportedly accounted for 77 percent of the association between Alzheimer’s disease and high body mass index (BMI), according to new research presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.
AuntMinnie
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Yet, radiologists have had almost zero involvement in shaping medical knowledge about the disease. Imaging plays an essential role in addressing hepatic steatosis.
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OCTOBER 10, 2024
Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.
Diagnostic Imaging
JANUARY 4, 2024
In a recent proof-of-concept trial assessing the combination of aducanumab infusion with MRI-guided focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier, researchers found significant reductions in amyloid-beta load at 26 weeks in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
Diagnostic Imaging
SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
Offering higher diagnostic efficacy than SPECT imaging for coronary artery disease (CAD) detection, the PET myocardial perfusion imaging agent Flyrcado™ (flurpiridaz F 18, GE HealthCare) provides unit dose availability and effectiveness in imaging patients with high BMI.
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JUNE 21, 2024
While previous studies suggested an association of the most common cerebral small-vessel disease with dementia risk, new research provides evidence of causal link, identifying it as a major vascular factor.
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JANUARY 21, 2025
For patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), early changes with respect to decreased intra-network connectivity involving the default mode network or salience network may aid in differentiating between the development of Alzheimers disease and Parkinsons disease, according to new MRI research.
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AUGUST 8, 2024
Pathological abnormalities associated with motor neuron disease have been identified using a new technique developed at the University of Birmingham.
ScienceDaily
OCTOBER 23, 2024
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Health Imaging
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Researchers are hopeful that uptake of the molecular SPECT imaging agent will help providers more ably monitor disease progression.
AuntMinnie
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Photon-counting CT may serve as an alternative to MRI for assessing liver fat in patients with fatty liver disease, according to an article published September 24 in Radiology. The disease affects up to 24% of the population in the U.S. and can lead to cirrhosis and even cancer if left untreated. (A) in the MASLD cohort.
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MAY 23, 2024
Up to 30% of patients have metastatic disease by the time they are initially diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, making accurate staging a critical element of treatment planning.
ScienceDaily
JULY 2, 2024
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ScienceDaily
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Research discovered a unique and promising avenue for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) earlier -- by analyzing AD biomarkers in blood -- so that the impacts of dementia can be reduced.
ScienceDaily
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Two new papers by a team of researchers demonstrate that evaluating microRNAs in blood can be used not only to diagnose mild cognitive impairment (MCI) but also, critically, to predict the conversion from MCI to dementia due to Alzheimer's disease.
ScienceDaily
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Researchers have conducted one of the largest eye studies in the world to reveal new insights into retinal thickness, highlighting its potential in the early detection of diseases like type 2 diabetes, dementia and multiple sclerosis.
AuntMinnie
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Understanding the mechanics of flow artifacts on CT or CT angiography (CTA) and how these artifacts are created is key to better disease diagnosis, according to a review published April 25 in RadioGraphics. In the review, a team led by Caroline Robb, MD, of Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St.
AuntMinnie
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
PET, CT, and MRI use for assessing coronary artery disease increased in Medicare patients from 2018 to 2022, while SPECT and stress echocardiography declined over the same period, researchers have reported. Taken together, these findings call for efforts to address barriers impeding wider uptake of PET,” the group wrote.
ScienceDaily
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Mechanical engineers have developed a system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases like Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) and lung cancer.
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Compared to standard hip-to-waist ratio measurements and BMI, the algorithm identifies significantly more instances of metabolic syndrome and its severity in individual patients.
Health Imaging
JANUARY 27, 2025
Researchers with the University of Virginia Arlington are working to develop anew way of analyzing fat content around the heart.
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AUGUST 5, 2024
A research team from IOCB Prague, working in collaboration with the University of Tübingen, Germany, and the Faculty of Science, Charles University, has developed a new type of contrast agent that can be used in both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET).
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In a recent interview, Masha Dolatshahi, M.D., and Cyrus A. discussed MRI and PET study findings, presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference, that showed an association between higher amyloid PET tracer uptake in the precuneus cortex and a higher visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio.
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and 3T, researchers found that 0.55T MRI provided acceptable diagnostic quality across all sequences for varying pathologies including degenerative joint disease, compression fractures and osseous metastatic disease. In a study of patients who had lumbar spine MRI exams at 0.55T, 1.5T
AuntMinnie
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Although studies have shown that PSMA-PET is highly effective for detecting prostate cancer, the long-term consequences of widely implementing the technique in patients with recurrent disease are unknown, the authors explained. population and was informed by data from real-world settings.
Health Imaging
JUNE 24, 2024
Daily sleep disruptions could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in the future, new research suggests.
Health Imaging
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
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AuntMinnie
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SINGAPORE – MR elastography is a leading noninvasive approach for imaging liver fibrosis, yet a new technique known as “3D MRE” promises to open new opportunities for diagnosing chronic liver disease, according to a leading expert in the field. and the world. What are the future directions for the technology?
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