Novel MRI method measures myelin in MS, stroke, TBI patients to evaluate therapy, recovery

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Vasily Yarnykh, PhD, positions an object to test an MRI scanner's image quality, resolution, geometric accuracy and other outputs. Courtesy of the University of Washington. 

A novel brain MRI based method can track myelin—responsible for insulating nerve fibers—and may enable clinicians to identify myelin content changes in MS patients and patients whose myelin has been damaged by stroke or traumatic brain injury.