Increased diffusion in the brain of professional boxers: A preclinical sign of traumatic brain injury?

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-57

  Zhang, Lijuan ^a   Ravdin, Lisa D ^a   Relkin, Norman ^a   Zimmerman, Robert D ^a   Jordan, Barry ^b,c   Lathan, William E ^c   Uluǧ, Aziz M ^a,b  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c New York State Athletic Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOXING; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATROPHY; BOXING; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY, CHRONIC; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0037237390     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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