After a second optician’s visit a few weeks later, they referred us to the hospital, where a CT scan found a shadow in my ... them since records began in 2002. Ms Kerr’s tumour began spreading towards ...

Currently, patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) and brain lesions on MRI suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS), are offered a confirmatory MRI scan after 6 months. Researchers in Italy ...

Scientists in China report a rare case of brain inflammation linked to influenza, diagnosed using a F-18 FDG-PET/CT scan.

until now, it has been difficult to predict how the disease will progress. A recent study, published in Brain, has demonstrated that MRI scans could hold the key to predicting MS progression.

The MRI may scan your whole spine or just a part of it. Unlike X-rays and computerized tomography (CT) scans, it doesn’t use damaging radiation. It’s generally safe and painless. The doctor ...

Using 3T MRI to analyze central vein counts and distribution in white matter lesions allows investigators to distinguish ...

What are the typical radiation doses associated with CT examinations? CT scans of the head, for example, expose patients to about the equivalence of one year of natural radiation. This is about 100 ...

Cancers occurring in the mouth, nose, and throat are on the rise in the U.S., especially in younger people. About 60,000 new cases are diagnosed every year with one in five cases occurring in ...