The images here track one person’s recovery after a head impact using UHC-MRI and potentially show how subtle brain injury-related changes can evolve over time. This suggested a temporary disturbance in the brain's white matter ('wiring') that gradually returned to normal.

Overview

UHC-MRI is a new MRI technique that provides up to 20 times greater visibility of the brain and shows abnormalities which are not currently visible on conventional MRI. The method uses a mathematical framework for increasing the contrast and sensitivity of MRI. This makes it possible to design sequences that will detect very subtle abnormalities.

Once validated UHC-MRI could be applied to images obtained on any clinical scanners across the globe and could be a game changer for neurological conditions like multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, neuroinflammation, brain tumours, and much more.

UHC-MRI was developed by Emeritus Professor Graeme Bydder, Paul Condron, Mātai team members, and other collaborators.

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Dr Daniel Cornfeld