Dear MRI Insider,
As we age, the volume of white-matter hyperintensities increases in our brains and can be identified on MRI. In Alzheimer's patients with cognitive impairment, this increase appears to be larger than in their healthy counterparts. This month, we're highlighting a study conducted by a group of European researchers that mapped white-matter hyperintensities in the brain to determine patients' cognitive "topology." Find out what they discovered in our Insider Exclusive.
MRI is a valuable tool when it comes to diagnosing and treating athletes for injury. Check out our coverage of how the modality is at work at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo and how it identifies brain structure changes in elite rugby players.
Then find out what a team from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has to say about how financial constraints may be blocking women at higher risk of breast cancer from undergoing breast MRI. And discover what a team from the University of Colorado in Aurora learned about the frequency of "redundant imaging" in the emergency department in patients experiencing transient ischemic attacks.
Finally, discover how MRI illuminates brain changes in adults with herpes simplex encephalitis that are linked to poorer cognitive outcomes in the long-term, as well as how the modality manifests particular features that help clinicians predict patients' glioma survival.
There's no doubt about it: MRI contributes much to the healthcare enterprise, helping clinicians with everything from screening to diagnosis to treatment staging. Visit our MRI Community regularly to keep current on the modality's latest applications.
