Mri News

FRIDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Exposing children to MRIs during pediatric clinical trials is not unduly risky to their well-being as long as sedation and injectable dyes aren't used, new Canadian research concludes. The study finds that MRIs, ...

FRIDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Many people who undergo MRI scans describe feeling dizzy while inside the machine or when they come out, and a new study may explain why. Researchers believe that the strong magnet used during an MRI pushes on ...

TUESDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- At the moment, a diagnosis of autism is based on subjective evaluations, but a new way of using MRI might be an objective way of spotting the disorder, Columbia University researchers report. Autism is a spectru...

MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting that they've developed a new kind of MRI sensor that can detect the neurotransmitter known as dopamine, potentially allowing doctors to get better views inside the brain. Currently, fun...

TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A magnetic resonance imaging test is highly effective at detecting a life-threatening pregnancy complication called placenta accreta, researchers report. The condition occurs when the placenta surrounding a fetu...

FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Using a blood test to pinpoint the optimal timing of breast MRI scans in women with irregular menstrual cycles could reduce the need for repeat scans, U.S. researchers say. Previous studies have found that perfo...

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Having easy access to MRI scans may be a bad thing for people with new-onset lower back pain, according to U.S. researchers. The analysis of 1998-2005 Medicare data found that patients with new pain in their ...

MONDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The brains of people in the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease might become hyperactive to compensate for disease-related deterioration, a new study suggests. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic tested 6...

THURSDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- A new method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can better detect molecular changes inside the body that could signal health problems such as cancer, say Duke University chemists. MRI uses hydrogen atoms in ...

FRIDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Using medical imaging on people who have low back pain that has no apparent underlying cause doesn't improve clinical outcomes, a new study finds. This means that doctors should not conduct routine MRI, CT or rad...