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Original Technorati articles tagged “mri”

• in Lifestyle
  MRI Predicts Future Alcoholics
  Brain Scans may be able to predict your children's future likelihood of alcoholism.
  by lifeworkscommunity1 / on Aug 9, 2012
• in Technology
  Curious Findings of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  MRI is used for checking the soft body parts like brain and spinal cord.
  by uzparacha / on Oct 30, 2011
• in Technology
  Dr. Watson, I Presume
  If Watson can win at Jeopardy, he can probably read an X-Ray.
  by shadowdoc1953 / on Feb 17, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “mri”

 

• Insula Activation as a Biomarker for Depression Risk

  
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  Right and Left Insula Cortex Highlighted in Teal Biomarker research in brain disorders including schizophrenia and mood disorders is an important pathway to early identification and prevention. In a previous post, I reviewed a summary of current biomarker research in schizophrenia .  This summary ...
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• Memory Problems in Seniors Tied to Changing Way Events are Perceived

  
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  Forgetfulness as we get older may be due to the changing way we perceive events as we age, according to a new study. The study, conducted at Washington University in St. Louis, found that perception is influenced by a part of the brain called the medial temporal lobe (MTL), which declines in functioning in old age. ...
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• Emotional Self-Control Involves Different Brain Systems than Externally Directed Emotional Response

  
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  This recent study sought to identify the brain structures involved in emotion suppression (endogenous condition, i.e., freely chosen by the subject) vs. emotion inhibition (exogenous, or directed by a prompt on the screen) when shown emotionally unpleasant or frightening images. The results demonstrate that " that ...
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• Ask a Vet Online – ‘My vet says my poodle cross Pom, may have cushings disease what is this please?’

  
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  Question from Carol Fogerty Hi my vet says my poodle cross Pom ,may have cushings disease whot is this please Answer from Shanika Winters MRCVS, Online Vet Hi Carol and thank you for asking about Cushing’s disease (HAC hyperadrenocorticism) which is a condition where the body makes too much of the steroid ...
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• Restless Legs Syndrome, Insomnia And Brain Chemistry: A Tangled Mystery Solved?

  
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  Using neuroimaging, researchers discovered glutamate levels are abnormally high in people with restless leg syndrome. The higher the level of glutamate in patients with RLS, the less sleep they were able to get.
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• Basics of MRI for Orthopedic Residents

  
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  This is video of my lecture done in SICOT, Kochi chapter, done for a group of orthopedic residents. Hope this helps the readers to understand basics of radiology imaging. This is a 10 minute lecture.  From Sumers Radiology Site http://www.sumerdoc.blogspot.com -The Top Radiology Magazine. Teleradiology Providers at ...
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• Bone on Bone

  
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  "Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly, said the novelist Jean Rhys , "Its more often a succession of jerks." Yesterday, the dull pain that began last summer in Flannistas left knee was officially diagnosed as osteoarthritis.  My femur and tibia are basically scraping each other.  "Youve lost the teflon there," ...
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• White matter functions like cable networks to connect different brain areas

  
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  The human brain is one of the most complex systems both in terms of its structural organization and of the diverse functionality that structure supports. One of the great challenges in modern neuroscience is to understand how human cognitive function arises from interactions between different regions of the brain. ...
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• New Dye Helps Show Brain Structures In Incredible Detail

  
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  Neuroscience  To obtain very-high-resolution 3D images of the brains vascular system, researchers have developed a new dye that fluoresces in the near infrared and can pass through the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Bursitis vs Neuritis: Questions following Cortisone Injections

  
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  Hi Dr Blake, I have intermetatarsal bursitis (2-3 and 3-4) following an incident with my foam roller 8 weeks ago. Last Tuesday I had ultrasound guided cortisone injections in both bursa and my ankle (for chronic synovitis following bad sprain last year). My ankle felt great within 24 hours but the bursitis is still ...
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• The Chemistry and Physics of Superconductors

  
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  Overview:  What Are Superconductors? Superconductors are substances that do not resist electrical flow at all when they are cooled below a certain temperature.  Electrical currents can flow indefinitely without using extra voltage; and no energy is lost to heat.  Those properties make superconductors very ...
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• Fractures associated with ACL injury-MRI

  
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  When interpreting knee radiographs, we must be aware of fractures associated with ACL injury  Segond fracture Lateral femoral condyle osteochondral fracture (corresponding to "deep sulcus" sign seen on MR images), Pivot-shift fracture of the posterolateral tibia Tibial spine avulsion fracture. In this ...
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• fMRI and EEG Dream Catchers

  
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  Native American dream catcher In a recent research conducted at the ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan, functional magnetic resonance imaging ( fMRI ) and Electroencephalography ( EEG ) systems were used to decipher dream images during the hypnagogic sleep stage; the stage experienced ...
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• Fetal MRI with Neural Tube Defect

  
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  Ventriculomegaly is noted with moderate to gross dilatation of both lateral ventricles. Interventricular septum is noted. Thinning of cerebral mantle is noted with poor sulcation. There is presence of neural tube defect noted in lower dorsal spine level at the level of stomach. Meningomyelocele is noted. Lack of ...
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• Before your next MRI: the nanoparticles that may be poisoning your body

  
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  Gold nanoparticles are used in a variety of medical applications, including delivery of drugs and also in what are known as “MRI contrast agents.” Basically, to make certain organs stand out among the noise of your innards, techs pump a little gold dust in you. But new research at Stony Brook University ...
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• President Proposes Eliminating Stark In-Office Ancillary Services Exception For Therapy and Advanced Imaging

  
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  In what would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to many medical practices that rely on the Stark in-office ancillary services exception (which allows physicians to refer within their practices for Stark services), President Obamas proposed FY 2014 would seek to eliminate the exception for physical therapy, radiation ...
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• MRI Biomarker for Parkinsons Disease Progression

  
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  Brain Putamen Highlighted in Orange The search for biomarkers for Alzheimers disease is very active.  I have summarized some of the relevant Alzheimers biomarker research here and here . Biomarker research in Parkinsons disease has been less active. However, a recent research study published ...
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• Feel Good Friday April 26, 2013

  
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  Amid all the negatives currently dominating my life, I am excited about today and the upcoming weekend. This “hearing” issue should at least be explained this afternoon. Yesterday I had an MRI. For those of you who may not know, that is a Magnetic Resonance Imaging procedure. About 30 seconds after they ...
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• New Ideas Light Up the Brain

  
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  Canadian researchers found that areas in the reward center of the brain become active when people hear a song for the first time. If the brain lights up to new songs, is it possible that it also lights up to new ideas? Continue reading →
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• Anti-Smoking Ads with Strong Arguments, Not Flashy Editing, Trigger Part of Brain That Changes Behavior

  
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  Researchers discovered a part of the brain involved in future behavioral changes, the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, had greater activation when smokers were exposed to anti-smoking messages with stronger arguments as opposed to weaker arguments.
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