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

Jeffrey J Bazarian1, Jianhui Zhong, Brian Blyth

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York 14642, USA. jeff_bazarian@urmc.rochester.edu

Journal of Neurotrauma
|September 26, 2007
PubMed
Summary

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) detected axonal damage in mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. These DTI findings correlated with post-concussive symptoms and neurobehavioral deficits, indicating early axonal injury.