{"id":8468,"date":"2018-06-20T17:13:56","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T17:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rayusradiology.com\/?p=8468"},"modified":"2022-06-17T15:01:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T20:01:30","slug":"how-brain-mri-can-help-diagnose-alzheimers-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayusradiology.com\/blog\/how-brain-mri-can-help-diagnose-alzheimers-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"How Brain MRI can Help Diagnose Alzheimer\u2019s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all lose the car keys, forget a name, or have trouble finding a word. How do you know when that forgetfulness is something more? The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alz.org\/facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alzheimer\u2019s Association<\/a> says 5.7 million Americans are living with the disease and that number is rising rapidly. Knowing if dementia is caused by Alzheimer\u2019s can be a challenge. One tool in that diagnosis is called volumetric brain imaging. An MRI machine is used to take images of your brain and then a radiologist, like RAYUS Radiology\u2019s Ricardo Sanchez, MD, can use advanced software to compare your brain volume to a large database. The radiologist is looking for high or low brain volumes that could indicate or rule out Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Armed with information, you and your doctor can make the best choices about your treatment.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"How Brain MRI can Help Diagnose Alzheimer\u2019s Disease\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yL_niDr4wJc?feature=oembed&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all lose the car keys, forget a name, or have trouble finding a word. How do you know when that forgetfulness is something more? 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