Dear AuntMinnie Member,
It might be a good idea to perform a brain MRI scan in heart attack patients who are showing signs of cognitive impairment, according to a new article we're highlighting in our MRI Community.
Researchers from the U.S. and Europe wanted to see if MRI could help guide the prognosis for cardiac arrest patients who suffer brain injury as a result of their attacks. Knowing the potential outcomes of these patients could help guide their care, they believe.
The researchers found that a combination of structural and functional MRI scans was able to detect brain activity that was a predictor of clinical outcomes and the likelihood that a patient would have a good recovery. Learn more about the study by clicking here.
DTI-MRI of schizophrenia
In other MRI-related news, researchers from the University of Southern California used diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) to visualize disruptions in connectivity of the brain's white matter that are related to schizophrenia. They believe that these disruptions in the brain's "wiring" could provide insight into the origins of the mental illness.
Learn more by clicking here, or visit our MRI Community at mri.auntminnie.com.
Gaming and radiology
In other news, we're featuring a pair of new articles in our Advanced Visualization Community that highlight the intersection between gaming technology and radiology.
In one story, researchers from Massachusetts and the state of Washington describe how they developed software designed to work with the Microsoft Kinect v2 console to automatically detect body part thickness in patients scheduled for radiography studies. The researchers believe the technology would be a better way to set x-ray parameters than manual methods for assessing thickness -- find out how it works by clicking here.
In another article, another group of researchers used infrared sensing technology similar to what's found on Kinect to test patients suspected to have elephantiasis, or extreme swelling of the legs. They think the device could be more accurate than taking measurements with a tape measure or other manual tools.
Get the rest of the details by clicking here, or visit our Advanced Visualization Community at av.auntminnie.com.
