MRI Spectroscopy / Ezine
You say placebo
Date: Aug 1, 2007
Author: David Bradley
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) combined with positron emission tomography (PET) could give medicine an answer to one of its most vexing questions - Why do placebos make some people well and leave others unaffected or feeling worse?
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Functional MR imaging of the female pelvis
Date: Jul 19, 2007
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This article reviews the techniques and clinical applications of functional MRI (fMRI) of the female pelvis, including cine MRI, diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI), and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI.
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Master and commander: the far side of reason
Date: Jul 1, 2007
Author: David Bradley
fMRI has revealed that there are two, rather than one, commander in the brain controlling our voluntary actions, according to US neuroscientists. Their work could help improve our understanding of problems associated with brain injury.
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Functional lung imaging using hyperpolarized gas MRI
Date: Jun 21, 2007
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The physical characteristics of HP gases and their application to MRI are presented with an emphasis on current applications.
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Pinpointing additional tumours
Date: Jun 1, 2007
Author: David Bradley
MRI can reveal additional malignancies in one out of every ten breast cancer patients, according to a US study. The data suggest that breast MRI may have a role in the staging evaluation of newly diagnosed breast cancers.
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NeuroArm, a new weapon in surgery
Date: May 1, 2007
Author: David Bradley
A surgical robot that carries out its own MRI scans has been created by neurosurgeons in Canada. The system will liberate surgeons from the limitations of the human hand and could extend the working life of experienced surgeons way beyond the first signs of shakiness.
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Head and neck imaging: The role of CT and MRI
Date: Apr 18, 2007
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The purpose of this article is to review the techniques of CT and MRI and the roles they play in clinical practice, including head and neck disorders.
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Unchained MRI
Date: Apr 1, 2007
Author: David Bradley
Physicists in Canada have used a conventional MRI system to control the movement of a small metal bead inside a blood vessel. The demonstration could herald the emergence of a new form of surgery that uses MRI to control "untethered" devices within the body.
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Quantitative MRI-pathology correlations of brain white matter lesions developing in a non-human primate model of multiple sclerosis
Date: Mar 16, 2007
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Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) induced with recombinant human myelin/oligodendrocyte glycoprotein in the common marmoset is a useful preclinical model of multiple sclerosis in which white matter lesions can be well visualized with MRI.
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Revelationary imaging
Date: Mar 1, 2007
Author: David Bradley
fMRI can reveal your secret intentions. The discovery will not lead us to the pre-emptive crime fighting world of feature film Minority Report, but offers hope for victims of paralysis whose intentions might one day be turned into actions using fMRI and a suitable output device.
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