Experts hope the results of their research can help guide radiologists' decisions when referring patients for histologic evaluation versus benign assessment.
The findings hold "considerable clinical significance" for patients with memory loss and could help guide early interventions for those who might go on to develop dementia, experts reported this week.
The malignancy rates detailed in this study reaffirm the logic that all developing asymmetries should be treated as suspicious, doctors reported this week in Radiology.
"This is very exciting because it brings us that much closer to detecting CTE in living people," explained lead author of the study, Michael Alosco, PhD.