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The adjunctive use of AI software led to 16 percent and 10 percent increases in sensitivity rates for the detection of ARIA-E and ARIA-H, respectively, in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to newly published research.

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In contrast to high-school athletes from non-contact sports, adolescent football players had a variety of brain changes, including numerous areas of cortical thinning, increased sulcal depth and decreased coherence of neural signals in the frontal and medial regions, according to newly published magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research.

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The syngo Virtual Cockpit platform reportedly enables remote access and image acquisition for CT, MRI and positron emission tomography (PET), and facilitates clinician collaboration across multiple sites.

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Given the frequent challenges in magnetic resonance imaging that are associated with claustrophobia, this author discusses innovations in noise reduction, radiofrequency coils and wide bore scanners, and emphasizes keys to relieving patient anxiety.

Utilized for neurological procedures including biopsies, catheter placement and electrode introduction, the SmartFrame OR Stereotactic System can be combined with preoperative MRI or CT to ensure optimal placement of devices and instruments.

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Utilizing brain MRI and cognitive assessments, the newly FDA-approved, AI-powered software platform BrainSee can reportedly predict the progression of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) to Alzheimer’s dementia within five years.

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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.

At an amplitude of 200 mT/m and a slew rate of 200 T/m/s, the gradients for the FDA-cleared MAGNETOM Cima.X are reportedly the strongest for currently available whole-body MRI scanners.

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New research shows that higher total lesion volume in the brain for former football players is directly associated with higher vascular risks and changes in white matter hyperintensity-associated biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease.

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BrainSpec Core reportedly offers enhanced sensitivity for low-grade gliomas and may facilitate the diagnosis of conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy.

In a four-year study of over 1,600 patients who had outpatient head CTs, head CT angiography and/or brain MRI to assess cognitive impairment, researchers found that Black patients were over 9 percent less likely than White patients and over 16 percent less likely than Hispanic patients to receive brain MRI.

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Pixyl.Neuro reportedly leverages generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to accelerate brain MRI assessment and improve early detection of abnormal atrophy.

Through assessment of diffusion tensor MRI of the brain, a new AI system reportedly offers a 97 percent sensitivity rate in diagnosing autism in children between two to four years of age, according to research to be presented at the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference next week.

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Providing automated brain volume calculations based on MRI images, NeuroShield’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology may help facilitate treatment for neurodegenerative conditions ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to epilepsy.