a functional MRI (fMRI) focuses on brain activity by indirectly measuring blood changes in different brain regions," Pilmeyer explains. "But you can also analyze the physical structure of tissues ...

Hypertension and other health risks accelerate brain aging, as shown in a 16-year study using MRI data and predictive ...

An MRI system makes use of the magnetic properties of atoms within the body to generate detailed, three-dimensional images of the structure of body parts, including the brain. In the case of ...

University of North Carolina-led researchers have used brain connectivity charts built from functional MRI data as a tool for tracking early childhood brain development. Charts mapped the ...

To explore the role of brain and spinal cord MRI features in differentiating patients with suspected central nervous system (CNS) inflammatory diseases.Prospective data from 125 patients undergoing ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most effective technologies to assess the innermost structures of the human brain. The technology, which uses a magnetic field and radio waves to ...

Finally, MRI-based estimates of progression ... template on a voxel-by-voxel basis and automatically label brain structures on the basis of prior knowledge of a digital atlas.

Chronic stress alters brain structure, impairing memory, emotions, and decision-making. It raises mental and physical health ...

Foetal MRI may offer greater diagnostic and prognostic value over ultrasound, especially in cases of brain anomalies, a ...

[3] This inability to obtain a strong structure/function ... is critical prior to MRI to maximize the potential for locating clinically relevant areas of brain injury in concussion patients.

Objectives Cumulative head trauma may alter brain structure and function. We explored the relationship between exposure variables, cognition and MRI brain structural measures in a cohort of ...