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Doctors hopeful new imaging technology could allow CTE diagnosis in living patients

Doctors hopeful new imaging technology could allow CTE diagnosis in living patients
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A breakthrough in chronic traumatic encephalopathy research has doctors hopeful about treating brain injuries that previously could not be identified. A new study looked at the brains of 338 former NFL players who died. Of those, 315 were diagnosed with CTE. Doctors can cur...

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