Midline Shift vs. Mid-Surface Shift: Correlation with Outcome of Traumatic Brain Injuries

Cheng Jiang1, Jie Cao2, Craig Williamson3,4

  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine
|February 11, 2021
PubMed
Summary

A new measurement, mid-surface shift, quantifies total brain tissue shift across the midline after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This novel metric shows a stronger correlation with patient outcomes than traditional midline shift measurements.

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