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Neuroimaging in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

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Neuroimaging in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is reviewed. While computed tomography remains the acute standard for neuroimaging of mTBI, it is only sensitive to gross abnormalities and is typically performed as a measure to rule out more serious and life-threatening injury. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), especially at field strength of 3.0 T, is the follow-up neuroimaging standard for assessing potential underlying structural injury to the brain. Several MRI sequences are particularly sensitive to subtle hemorrhagic lesions and signal abnormalities in white matter, sensitive enough to detect pathology when present in mTBI. Clinical correlation of neuropsychological outcome with neuroimaging findings is discussed along with the future potential for functional neuroimaging in evaluating the mTBI patient.

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