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Noninvasive 'virtual biopsy' diagnoses brain injury
For many, getting hit in the head too many times might bring to mind famed boxer Muhammad Ali, but brain injuries across several sports, including hockey and American football, have prompted investigations into headgear and even the nature of the sports themselves.
For now, the only way to diagnose what is called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is to inspect brain tissue during autopsies--in other words, after the point at which such a diagnosis could help the afflicted.
So while results from a study out of Boston of a noninvasive "virtual biopsy" technique on live subjects are both small-scale … Read more
