Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhy can't we see CTE's in football players and other until after they die? Even with all our technology?message-squaremessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down14
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareWhy can't we see CTE's in football players and other until after they die? Even with all our technology?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squarecattywampas@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoCTE has no distinct biomarkers and doesn’t involve any structural damage that’s visible to any of our current imaging capabilities.
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoHow is it diagnosed post mortem? Does a human being have to pull the brain out and look through a magnifying glass?
CTE has no distinct biomarkers and doesn’t involve any structural damage that’s visible to any of our current imaging capabilities.
How is it diagnosed post mortem? Does a human being have to pull the brain out and look through a magnifying glass?
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