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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.

Physical function and MRI scores predict flares at 6 and 12 months following the end of treatment with abatacept among patients with early rheumatoid arthritis in remission, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Advanced diagnostic tools aid in the distinction between radiologically isolated syndrome and MS prodrome, according to a presenter at the ACTRIMS Forum.

Visual impairment after a stroke is common. About two-thirds of stoke survivors have visual field loss in half of their field of vision, according to Rowe and colleagues.

Intrauterine contraceptive devices appeared to have systemic effects on the body akin to those associated with hormone replacement therapy, a small study showed.

When diagnosed in young adulthood or during midlife, hypertension was associated with smaller brain volumes and increased dementia risk, researchers reported in Hypertension.

CT myelogram may demonstrate additional stenotic levels among patients with multilevel stenosis on MRI but not in patients with no or single-level stenosis, according to results presented here.

In this video Kevin B. Ginsburg, MD, a urologic oncology fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, discusses a study on the three-year outcomes for patients with prostate cancer undergoing MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation, which was presented at the American Urological Association's annual meeting.

In patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, a strategy of ablation based on MRI assessment of atrial fibrosis was not superior to pulmonary vein isolation for prevention of arrhythmia recurrence, researchers reported.

Surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy correlated with a reduction in imaging-defined brain age, indicating that morphological brain changes related to accelerated aging may be reversible, according to a study published in Neurology.