MRI in the News
MRI is short for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The articles listed below include news about or mention of MRI scans, MRI scanners and research about magnetic resonance imaging. This is page 2 of 2.
New MRI Technique Shows Emphysema in Asymptomatic Smokers
MRI can help rule out acute appendicitis in pregnancy if ultrasound inconclusive
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help rule out acute appendicitis in pregnancy when ultrasound findings are inconclusive. Until now, in cases where appendicitis is strongly suspected and ultras...
UCLA imaging study of children with autism identifies broken mirror neuron system
Imaging research at UCLA finds that children with autism have virtually no activity in a key part of the brain's mirror neuron system while imitating and observing emotions. Mirror neurons are norm...
Edinburgh University's new MRI scanner opens to horses from Scotland and North of England
New equipment has been designed so the horse only has to be sedated and walked up to the scanner. Traditional MRI systems require the horse to be anaesthetised which carries some risk to the patien...
Creativity tested using MRI scanner
How to promote creativity tested using MRI scanner: Researchers scanned the brains of drama students as they created stories from sets of words. This study provides about the way the brain works.
