Liver Fat Quantification
Liver Fat Quantification/doi.org/10.4172/2161-0460.1000450.
Loss of volume of a part of the brain known as the hippocampus is visible on magnetic resonance imaging and may precede the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease by up to 10 years and any clinical symptoms by up to four years. Early diagnosis is important as there are several new lifestyle treatments that can be started even before symptoms occur.
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New research suggests that treatment of modifiable risk factors can increase the volume or prevent atrophy of the hippocampus. According to this hypothesis, a multidisciplinary approach, which involves strategies to both reduce neurotoxicity and increase neurogenesis, is likely to be successful in delaying the onset of cognitive impairment with aging. Further research on the constellation of interventions that could be most effective is needed before recommendations can be made for implementing preventive and therapeutic strategies.
Fotuhi, Majid, David Do, and Clifford Jack. “Modifiable Factors That Alter the Size of the Hippocampus with Ageing.” Nature Reviews Neurology 8, no. 4 (April 2012): 189–202. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.27.
Your Alzheimer Biomarker MR scan report will specifically measure the volume of your hippocampus and compare it to a calculated normal volume corrected for your head size, age, and gender.
Repeat Alzheimer Biomarker MR scans will be able to show improvement in your hippocampal volumes as you adopt healthy lifestyle and other wellness interventions.
MR is a safe, low-risk imaging modality
MR is a safe, low-risk imaging modality MRI scans are fast, pain-free, and unlike other imaging modalities, they don't expose you to harmful radiation.