A new MRI technique promises to help physicians determine the extent of damage to the blood-brain barrier in stroke victims, leading to safer, more individualized treatments for those patients. The ...

There are many reasons why a 79-year-old man might need to get an MRI scan of his brain, some benign, some more concerning.

The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...

Essentially, a brain scan is a picture of the inside of the skull. They’re typically obtained by technicians using either a ...