After a head injury, doctors need answers fast. Is there bleeding inside your skull causing pressure? Are bones fractured and pushing into brain tissue? Is dangerous swelling building that could cause permanent brain damage? A brain CT head injury scan provides these critical answers within seconds of completing the imaging study. CT (computed tomography) serves […]
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Stop wondering what your brain MRI results mean. As radiologists who review hundreds of brain scans each month, we see the same anxiety in patients’ faces when they’re handed their imaging results. The technical language feels overwhelming. The black and white images look foreign. You’re left asking yourself: Is this normal? A normal brain MRI
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Chronic microvascular ischemic disease impacts the brain’s tiny blood vessels, restricting blood flow and damaging tissue over time. This condition increases the risk of cognitive decline, strokes, and other neurological challenges. While it’s often linked to aging, underlying health issues like high blood pressure or diabetes can also play a role, making early detection crucial.
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Microvascular ischemic disease affects the brain’s tiniest blood vessels, reducing blood flow and sometimes causing long-term damage to brain tissue. It’s often linked to aging and conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. This disease plays a major role in cognitive decline, strokes, and even difficulty with movement. Learning about this condition, its
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Chronic small vessel ischemic disease may sound like a complex medical term, but at its heart, it’s about understanding how the health of tiny blood vessels in your brain can impact your overall well-being. This condition occurs when these small vessels become damaged or narrowed, reducing blood flow and leading to tissue damage. Over time,
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