News tagged with mri technique
Internet addiction disorder characterized by abnormal white matter integrity
Internet addiction disorder may be associated with abnormal white matter structure in the brain, as reported in the Jan. 11 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE. These structural features may be linked to behavioral impair ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Autism may involve disordered white matter in the brain
It's still unclear what's different in the brains of people with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), but evidence from genetic and cell studies points to abnormalities in how brain cells (neurons) connect to each other. A study ...
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Hysterectomy is associated with increased levels of iron in the brain
The human body has a love-hate relationship with iron. Just the right amount is needed for proper cell function, yet too much is associated with brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Researchers apply NMR/MRI to microfluidic chromatography
By pairing an award-winning remote-detection version of NMR/MRI technology with a unique version of chromatography specifically designed for microfluidic chips, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 06, 2011 |
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MRI may predict continued decline in patients with mild cognitive impairment
Using advanced MRI and an artificial intelligence technique, researchers in Geneva, Switzerland, have identified a method that may help identify which individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) will continue to decline, ...
Oct 05, 2010 |
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First noninvasive technique to accurately predict mutations in human brain tumors
Donald O'Rourke, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues, were able to accurately predict the specific genetic mutation that caused brain cancer in a group ...
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Cobalt Nanoparticles Boost Imaging Sensitivity and Edge Detection
(PhysOrg.com) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can serve as a very sensitive technique for detecting small tumors in the body, but it is not as good at identifying the edges of a tumor. Photoacoustic imaging tomography ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 26, 2009 |
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