mri scan Articles
New Scan Almost 100% Accurate in Diagnosing Breast Cancer
Sunday, June 9th, 2013 by Dr. Robert Wascher
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A new type of scan is almost 100 percent accurate in diagnosing breast cancer. NEW SCAN ALMOST 100 ACCURATE IN IDENTIFYING BREAST CANCER An estimated 1.4 million women undergo breast biopsies every year in the United States for abnormal findings on their mammograms, and approxima... Read more
On Dead Salmon, Drugs, and “Lighting Up” the Brain
Thursday, April 18th, 2013 by Dirk Hanson
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Are fMRIs truly useful in addiction medicine What would it take to make neuroimaging a truly valuable tool for addiction medicine Pictures of brain regions lighting up have always been exciting, as the early phase of neuroimaging predictably inspired rapture. Phase 2 arrived when... Read more
Brain Scans and Addiction Research: The Early Years
Monday, January 9th, 2012 by Dirk Hanson
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X-ray specs for drug effects. The science of addiction and the technology of brain scans have both developed exponentially in the past two decades. The search for specific neurobiological markers for addiction was made possible by positron emission tomography, better known as the... Read more