Special MRI Technique Predicts Onset of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Cognitive Decline

Special MRI technique predicts onset of mild cognitive impairment and cognitive decline

A special MRI technique that detects iron levels in different regions of the brain can predict the onset of mild cognitive impairment and cognitive decline in cognitively unimpaired older adults, potentially creating a pathway to earlier interventions, according to a study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

Brain Iron Predicts Risk of Future Cognitive Impairment

(MedPage Today) -- Brain iron measured with quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) MRI predicted cognitive decline in healthy adults, a prospective study showed. In 158 cognitively unimpaired older adults, higher baseline magnetic susceptibility...

Brain iron levels detected by MRI can predict cognitive impairment and decline

A special MRI technique that detects iron levels in different regions of the brain can predict the onset of mild cognitive impairment and cognitive decline in cognitively unimpaired older adults, potentially creating a pathway to earlier interventions, according to a study published in Radiology.

Brain Iron Levels Predict Cognitive Decline Risk

A new study demonstrates that brain iron levels, measured with a special MRI technique, can predict cognitive decline years before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease appear. Researchers followed 158 cognitively healthy older adults and found that higher iron levels in memory-related regions of the brain were associated with a greater risk of mild cognitive impairment.

Brain iron findings on MRI help predict cognitive decline

The study findings could lead to earlier interventions, according to a team from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

MRI Technique Detects Brain Iron, Indicates Risk of Cognitive Decline

A study headed by Johns Hopkins University researchers has shown how an MRI technique that detects iron levels in different regions of the brain can predict the onset of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and cognitive decline in cognitively unimpaired older adults. The findings could potentially create a pathway to earlier interventions. The team carried out a prospective study involving 158 cognitively unimpaired patients, and used a technique ca…