Diffusion tensor imaging for outcome prediction in mild traumatic brain injury: a TRACK-TBI study

Esther L Yuh1, Shelly R Cooper, Pratik Mukherjee

  • 11 Brain and Spinal Injury Center, University of California , San Francisco, California.

Journal of Neurotrauma
|April 19, 2014
PubMed
Summary

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) detects white matter injury in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients, correlating with long-term outcomes. DTI shows clinical relevance, especially in patients without prior neuropsychiatric history.