Dear AuntMinnie Member,
The power of MRI is evident in this week's edition of Letter from the Editor, as we feature three articles that demonstrate the diagnostic versatility of this modality.
First up is an article describing how German researchers used a specialized protocol on a 7-tesla scanner to detect brain lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Their protocol revealed far more lesions than scanning with a conventional 1.5-tesla system. Learn more by clicking here.
Also on the neuroradiology front, researchers from the University of North Carolina have made an intriguing discovery. They used diffusion-tensor MRI to discover early signs of autism in infants as young as 6 months old. Their findings could lead to early interventions to try to stop the development of this disease. Read more -- and check out a fascinating image -- by clicking here.
Moving farther down the body, a team from the Cleveland Clinic has found that knee MRI scans can change patient management, especially in cases of lateral joint pain and/or tenderness. That article is available by clicking here.
Get these stories and more in our MRI Digital Community, at mri.auntminnie.com.
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