Tag: MRI
-
Insurance Approvals And Neurosurgical Patients: A Call for Transparency
Introduction: A silent crisis in insurance approvals for neurosurgical patients In private medical practice, access to timely insurance approvals is not just a logistical hurdle—it can be a matter of life and death. As a consultant neurosurgeon with more than two decades of experience, I have watched insurance denials repeatedly undermine the care my patients…
-
Post-COVID Olfactory Dysfunction Linked to Amygdala Changes
Understanding the link between persistent smell loss and brain changes after COVID-19 Researchers have identified measurable changes in brain regions tied to emotion and sensory processing in people who continue to experience a loss or distortion of smell long after a SARS-CoV-2 infection. The study, published in Scientific Reports, used advanced MRI techniques to investigate…
-
Skinny Fat Linked to Silent Artery Damage and Heart Risk
Hidden fat quietly damages arteries, even in people who look healthy A new study led by researchers at McMaster University reveals that hidden fat deep inside the abdomen and liver may quietly damage arteries, even in people who appear healthy. Published in Communications Medicine, the research challenges the conventional reliance on body-mass index (BMI) as…
-
Brain Changes in Post-COVID Olfactory Dysfunction Linked to Emotion and Sensory Regions
New clues from MRI on lingering smell loss after COVID-19 Researchers have used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to explore how the brain’s smell-related circuits change in people who continue to struggle with olfactory dysfunction (OD) months after a mild COVID-19 infection. The study, published in Scientific Reports, focused on non-hospitalized individuals to minimize confounding factors…
-
Child Maltreatment Leaves Measurable DNA Scars in Children
New Evidence Links Childhood Adversity to DNA Changes and Brain Alterations Child maltreatment, including abuse and neglect, remains a pressing global public health challenge. Beyond its well-documented psychological and social consequences, recent research shows that the impact of early trauma extends into the biological realm, leaving measurable marks on children’s DNA that correlate with changes…
-
Child Maltreatment Leaves Measurable DNA Scars on Children: A Groundbreaking Epigenetic Link to Brain Change
Overview: A Biological Footprint of Childhood Trauma Child maltreatment — including abuse and neglect — is recognized as a major global public health challenge. Beyond its emotional and social consequences, recent research shows that early adversity leaves measurable biological marks on a child’s DNA. A multidisciplinary study conducted by researchers at the University of Fukui…
-
Mother’s Voice Shapes Language Pathways in Preemies’ Brains, Stanford Study Finds
Overview of the Findings A Stanford Medicine–led study published online October 13 in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience provides the first randomized evidence that exposure to a mother’s voice can promote language development in very premature infants. The research found that regular recordings of mothers reading to their hospitalized preemies helped advance the maturation of a…
-
MRI-Derived ADC Histogram Analysis for Parotid Tumor Differentiation: Benign vs Malignant
Introduction Differentiating benign from malignant parotid gland tumors remains a clinical challenge. Advances in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histogram analysis offer a noninvasive tool to aid preoperative characterization. This retrospective single-center study assesses the diagnostic performance and interobserver reliability of conventional MRI features and ADC histogram metrics in distinguishing benign from…
-
Evaluating ADC Histogram Analysis on MRI to Tell Benign from Malignant Parotid Gland Tumors
Introduction Distinguishing benign from malignant parotid gland tumors remains a clinical challenge. This retrospective study from a single tertiary care center investigates how diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histogram analysis on neck MRI can aid in differentiating parotid lesions. By evaluating both conventional MRI features and ADC histogram parameters, the research aimed…
-
Uncommon Craniofacial Manifestations of Neurofibromatosis Type 1: MRI Insights from Case Series
Introduction Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a hereditary disorder driven by mutations in the NF1 gene on chromosome 17q11.2, encoding the tumor suppressor neurofibromin. While café-au-lait macules and cutaneous neurofibromas are hallmarks, NF1 can manifest in the craniofacial region and central nervous system in uncommon and clinically significant ways. This article syntheses four distinctive cases,…