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'Heading' a Soccer Ball Could Lead to Brain Injury

June 11, 2013

 'Heading' a Soccer Ball Could Lead to Brain Injury

Soccer players who 'head' the ball with high frequency demonstrate poorer performance on memory tests and have brain abnormalities similar to those found in traumatic brain injury patients ...
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MRI-based Measurement Helps Predict Vascular Disease in the Brain

May 23, 2013

Aortic arch pulse wave velocity, a measure of arterial stiffness, is a strong independent predictor of disease of the vessels that supply blood to the brain ...
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Digital Mammography Cancer Detection Rates May Vary Significantly

May 14, 2013

Digital direct radiography (DR) is significantly more effective than computed radiography (CR) at detecting breast cancer ...
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Atrophy in Key Region of Brain Associated With Multiple Sclerosis

April 23, 2013

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of atrophy in an important area of the brain are an accurate predictor of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. ...
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MRI Shows Brain Abnormalities in Migraine Patients

March 27, 2013

A new study suggests that migraines are related to brain abnormalities present at birth and others that develop over time ...
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Radiology Experts Travel to Haiti to Educate Local Radiologists and Pediatricians

March 26, 2013

Radiology Education Days Part of Ongoing ACR Effort to Help Rebuild Haitian Medical Infrastructure ...
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