A noninvasive MRI technique that measures volumetric changes in paraspinal muscles could transform how doctors assess nerve damage in the cervical spine, which helps guide more precise treatment ...

Whole-body MRI (WB-MRI) may improve ALS diagnostic certainty. WB-MRI assesses muscle swelling (edema) as a marker for lower motor neuron dysfunction. This method can reclassify possible/probable ALS ...

Scientists have redesigned a key piece of MRI hardware using metamaterials, allowing existing scanners to produce clearer ...

A large MRI-based study published in the journal Radiology highlighted that intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT), hidden fat stored within muscle groups, serves as a key early biomarker for ...

LINKÖPING, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two analyses have shed light on an important factor when evaluating treatments that significantly reduce bodyweight: their effect on muscle composition. For their ...

Using a deep learning model to analyze the composition of large muscles on MRI, German researchers found that the proportions of intermuscular fat and lean muscle mass were associated with high blood ...

The model, validated against 3,000 heart MRI scans, is now being prepared for multi-centre validation studies across ...