Emerging Utility of Applied Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a widespread and expensive problem globally. The standard diagnostic workup for new TBI includes obtaining a noncontrast computed tomography image of the head, which provides quick information on operative pathologies. However, given the limited sensitivity of compute...
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| author | Jeffrey Nadel Joseph Scott McNally Anthony DiGiorgio Ramesh Grandhi |
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| description | Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a widespread and expensive problem globally. The standard diagnostic workup for new TBI includes obtaining a noncontrast computed tomography image of the head, which provides quick information on operative pathologies. However, given the limited sensitivity of computed tomography for identifying subtle but meaningful changes in the brain, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown better utility for ongoing management and prognostication after TBI. In recent years, advanced applications of MRI have been further studied and are being implemented as clinical tools to help guide care. These include functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, MR perfusion, and MR spectroscopy. In this review, we discuss the scientific basis of each of the above techniques, the literature supporting their use in TBI, and how they may be clinically implemented to improve the care of TBI patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-091a532e60664af3988593344054bd1b2023-12-11T17:06:28ZengMDPI AGMedical Sciences2076-32712021-02-01911010.3390/medsci9010010Emerging Utility of Applied Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Traumatic Brain InjuryJeffrey Nadel0Joseph Scott McNally1Anthony DiGiorgio2Ramesh Grandhi3Clinical Neurosciences Center, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USADepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USADepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USAClinical Neurosciences Center, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USATraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a widespread and expensive problem globally. The standard diagnostic workup for new TBI includes obtaining a noncontrast computed tomography image of the head, which provides quick information on operative pathologies. However, given the limited sensitivity of computed tomography for identifying subtle but meaningful changes in the brain, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown better utility for ongoing management and prognostication after TBI. In recent years, advanced applications of MRI have been further studied and are being implemented as clinical tools to help guide care. These include functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, MR perfusion, and MR spectroscopy. In this review, we discuss the scientific basis of each of the above techniques, the literature supporting their use in TBI, and how they may be clinically implemented to improve the care of TBI patients.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3271/9/1/10traumatic brain injurymagnetic resonance imagingfunctional MRIdiffusion tensor imagingMR perfusionMR spectroscopy |
| spellingShingle | Jeffrey Nadel Joseph Scott McNally Anthony DiGiorgio Ramesh Grandhi Emerging Utility of Applied Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Medical Sciences traumatic brain injury magnetic resonance imaging functional MRI diffusion tensor imaging MR perfusion MR spectroscopy |
| title | Emerging Utility of Applied Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury |
| title_full | Emerging Utility of Applied Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury |
| title_fullStr | Emerging Utility of Applied Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emerging Utility of Applied Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury |
| title_short | Emerging Utility of Applied Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury |
| title_sort | emerging utility of applied magnetic resonance imaging in the management of traumatic brain injury |
| topic | traumatic brain injury magnetic resonance imaging functional MRI diffusion tensor imaging MR perfusion MR spectroscopy |
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