Retired players were examined with new form of MRI. A detail shot of an NFL football. Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images — -- An advanced MRI screening found brain damage in more retired NFL ...

Surgeons looking at magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans during brain surgery. STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images TBI is a disruption in normal brain function caused by a blow or jolt to the head.

Medical professionals diagnose TBI using a variety of tests. They may rely on brain imaging through a CT scan or an MRI. They may utilize the Glasgow Coma Scale, which assesses physical abilities ...

San Diego, California — Using MRI, researchers have detected linear hemorrhagic brain lesions suggestive of primary injury to the vasculature early after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), a ...

In 2013, GE and the NFL teamed up to launch the Head Health Initiative, a four-year, $60 million collaboration to accelerate diagnosis and improve treatment for traumatic brain injury. The multi ...

Brain imaging soon after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or mild concussion can detect tiny lesions that may eventually provide a target for treating people with mTBI, according to a study ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) or concussion, which is a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), ... SWI is a type of MRI that can access the brain’s structure and gray matter.

NISKAYUNA — General Electric Co., in partnership with the Department of Defense, is developing a new, more advanced magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, machine that can better detect mild brain ...

Sep. 23, 2021 — Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other injuries to blood vessels in the brain, like stroke, are a leading cause of long-term disability or death. Researchers have found a ...

An upgraded MRI scanner could help detect mild traumatic brain injuries. (A1C Thomas Spangler/Air Force) One of the main hurdles to diagnosing long-term damage caused by mild brain injuries is the ...