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fMRI reveals a brain circuit for creativity

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Some people with neurologic diseases experience a new onset of creative behavior and show specific patterns of damage that align with our creativity circuit," Kutsche said in a statement released by Mass General Brigham. A definition of creativity could be "the act of generating new and useful ideas in a changing environment," the team noted.

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Microflow imaging useful in diagnosing breast lesions

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Researchers led by Runlan Luo, MD, from the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing found that this method along with high-definition microflow imaging outperforms color Doppler flow imaging in diagnosing breast lesions. High-definition microflow imaging meanwhile has been touted as an advanced version of the original method.

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How effective are MRI definitions of knee osteoarthritis?

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Current MRI definitions of knee osteoarthritis aren't necessarily adequate for identifying which knees will develop disease in the future, researchers have found. Knee osteoarthritis develops over many years, and identifying it early could support the timely prevention of disease progression, the authors explained.

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Ferumoxytol-enhanced MRA is safe for chronic kidney disease patients

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Ferumoxytol-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) appears to be safe for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, researchers have reported. of the images were rated as having excellent vascular definition, and 9.2% were rated as having good vascular definition.

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MRI reveals brain-waste clearing pathways

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Researchers have long held a theory that the network of brain pathways clear metabolic proteins that otherwise could build up and lead to dementia and/or Alzheimer's disease. But this network has not been definitively revealed, the team noted.

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New method proposed for diagnosing Alzheimer’s

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Researchers in Germany have proposed a new approach derived from brain PET imaging for diagnosing and staging Alzheimers disease, according to a study published March 25 in Radiology. Yet average SUV ratios largely ignore the spatial distribution of pathology, which can vary among individuals.

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Can PET help diagnose neurosarcoidosis?

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To date, F-18 FDG PET findings are currently not taken into account when making a diagnosis for possible, probable, or definite neurosarcoidosis,” noted lead author Jessy Chen, MD, of Charité - Berlin University Medicine, and colleagues. The article was published January 25 in Neurological Research and Practice.

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