Mri Scan

Researchers identified a correlation between eGFR and urine albumin-creatinine ratio with structural brain damage across various regions of etiology, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Methotrexate use at the pre-arthritis stage of symptoms and subclinical inflammation fails to prevent clinical arthritis, but does improve symptoms and MRI-detected inflammation vs. placebo, according to data published in The Lancet.

Background parenchymal enhancement at surveillance breast MRI appeared independently associated with future second breast cancer risk among women with a personal history of breast cancer, according to study results published in Radiology.

Published results showed delaminated rotator cuff tears had significantly greater tendon retraction and a higher amount of fatty muscle infiltration of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus.

SAN DIEGO — Light exposure and stimulation of the locus coeruleus may be a promising way to delay Alzheimer’s disease progression, according to a presenter at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — MRI prior to primary hip arthroscopy may not be as clinically useful as concordant history, physical exam and radiographs alone among young patients with femoroacetabular impingement, according to study data.

Preoperative MRI led to significantly fewer postoperative complications among men undergoing prostatectomy for prostate cancer, according to study results.

Patients with persistent midfoot pain, but no radiological evidence of osteoarthritis, might have under-recognized disease in the second and third cuneiform metatarsal joints, according to data published in Arthritis Care and Research.

PHILADELPHIA — Diffuse axonal injury-type lesions in postoperative MRI can predict poor outcomes for children with severe traumatic brain injury, a presenter said at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting.

SEATTLE — MRI biomarkers were significantly associated with glial tau pathology and could aid in the diagnosis of certain neurodegenerative diseases, a presenter said at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.