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Mental Health Month: Mayo Clinic Radio

Joel Streed — Sun, 21 May 2017 23:28:06 +0000

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. will experience a mental health condition in his or her lifetime. Mental health conditions are disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors. In May, NAMI and participants across the country raise awareness for mental health in an effort to fight stigma, provide support and educate the public.

On the next Mayo Clinic Radio program, Dr. Craig Sawchuk, a Mayo Clinic psychologist, will discuss mental health awareness. Also on the program, Dr. Jamie Van Gompel, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, will explain how new imaging techniques, including magnetic resonance elastography, are improving neurosurgery. And May 14-20 is National Women's Health Week. Dr. Jacqueline Thielen, a women's health expert at Mayo Clinic, will discuss women’s health at every age.

Here's your Mayo Clinic Radio podcast.

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Magnetic Resonance Elastography: Part Two

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:29:34 +0000

Every day, doctors use ultrasound, CT scans and MRIs to see inside the body without making an incision. Such tests show size and structure, but they don't show important physical properties such as tissue stiffness, which, for example, is a sign of fibrosis in the liver. But researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed technology that uses sound waves to see if a patient's liver is harder than it should be -- if it's developing fibrosis. It's called Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE), and it offers a non-invasive alternative to liver biopsy. In the second podcast on this topic, Jayant Talwalkar, M.D., a Mayo Clinic Gastroenterologist, talks about the potential uses of of MRE.

To listen to this podcast segment, click the link below:

Magnetic Resonance Elastrography2

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Magnetic Resonance Elastography

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:27:32 +0000

Every day, doctors use ultrasound, CT scans and MRIs to see inside the body without making an incision. Such tests show size and structure, but they don't show important physical properties such as tissue stiffness, which, for example, is a sign of fibrosis in the liver. But researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed technology that uses sound waves to see if a patient's liver is harder than it should be - if it's developing fibrosis. It's called Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE), and it offers a noninvasive alternative to liver biopsy. In this, the first of two podcasts on the subject, Richard Ehman, M.D., a Mayo Clinic Radiologist discusses the MRE and its potential in health care.

To listen to this podcast segment, click the link below:

Magnetic Resonance Elastography

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