MRI
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping MRI Useful for Measuring Multiple Sclerosis Progression
New imaging research out of Canada has demonstrated that an MRI approach called quantitative susceptibility mapping can be an important application for diagnosing and monitoring the progression of multiple sclerosis and other neurologic disorders. More...15 Jan 2014
Diffusion Tensor MRI-based Tractography Used to Evaluate Spinal Nerve Root Function
Using imaging technology and a scoring system of spinal nerve root morphology, Chinese investigators have been able to quantitatively assess nerve root morphology and functional alteration after intervertebral disc degeneration. More...15 Jan 2014

fMRI Study Shows Brain Training Effective, but Only for Task at Hand
“Brain training” techniques now exist on the Internet that includes software, games, applications, all devised to prepare the brain to do better on problem-solving tasks. US physiologists are now saying they do seem to work, but there is a drawback. More...14 Jan 2014


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