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While rare, hyperintense lesions in the brain and spine and leptomeningeal enhancements have been found in patients with the COVID-19 virus in their spinal fluid.



Brain MRI Findings Could Be Connected to SARS-CoV-2 in Spinal Fluid

Images show smaller hippocampal volume in patients with sickle cell disease compared to healthy patients. 



7T MRI Shines Light on Sickle Cell Disease Impact on Brain

Patients experience fewer neurologic, motor, and language problems post-surgery.



fMRI Improves Patient Outcomes with Brain Tumor Resection

Study shows lower energy reserve index in patients with mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer’s.

Alzheimer’s Energy Metabolism Biomarker Revealed with 7T MRI

Real-time visualization of brain movement can help radiologists identify hard-to-detect brain conditions.



“Stunning” Brain Movement Detail Possible with 3D Amplified MRI

Adding 18F-FET PET to contrast-enhanced MRI can better determine which patients are responding well to immune checkpoint inhibitors or targeted therapies.

PET Imaging Identifies Efficacy of New Brain Metastasis Treatments

Diffusion-prepared arterial spin labeling can measure the water exchange rate across the blood-brain barrier, catching malfunctions at an earlier state.

New MRI Technique Identifies Early-Stage BBB Dysfunction with Small Vessel Disease

7T MRI highlighted multiple hippocampus differentiations between individuals with DS and healthy study participants.

Ultra-High Field MRI Reveals Subtle Brain Differences in Individuals with Down Syndrome

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Scans show significant similarities between gray and white brain matter changes in patients with both conditions.

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