Scans and imaging play a crucial role in the diagnosis and management of ALS. They are used to:

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Medical scans should only be interpreted by qualified neurologists or radiologists. Self-diagnosing based on visual comparisons to online images can lead to significant unnecessary stress.

If you have a file like pics.zip containing such images, it is likely a compressed folder of medical DICOM files or standard image exports (JPEGs).

A specialized MRI technique that measures the movement of water molecules in the brain. This is often used to track the degradation of the corticospinal tract, a hallmark of ALS.