Diffusion tensor imaging detects clinically important axonal damage after mild traumatic brain injury: A pilot study

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1447-1459

  Bazarian, Jeffrey J ^a   Zhong, Jianhui ^a   Blyth, Brian ^a   Zhu, Tong ^a   Kavcic, Voyko ^a   Peterson, Derick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonal injury; Diffusion tensor imaging; Mild traumatic brain injury; Neurobehavioral testing; Post concussive syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; AXONS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 34848909586     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2007.0241     Document Type: Article

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