Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging in Closed Head Injury: High Correlation with Initial Glasgow Coma Scale Score and Score on Modified Rankin Scale at Discharge
Schaefer P, Huisman T, Sorensen A, Gonzalez R, Schwamm L. Diffusion-weighted MR Imaging in Closed Head Injury: High Correlation with Initial Glasgow Coma Scale Score and Score on Modified Rankin Scale at Discharge. Radiology 2004, 233: 58-66. PMID: 15304663, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2323031173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedBrain StemChildChild, PreschoolCorpus CallosumDiffuse Axonal InjuryDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingDisability EvaluationFemaleGlasgow Coma ScaleHead Injuries, ClosedHumansImage EnhancementImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargeRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexDiffusion tensor imaging as potential biomarker of white matter injury in diffuse axonal injury.
Huisman T, Schwamm L, Schaefer P, Koroshetz W, Shetty-Alva N, Ozsunar Y, Wu O, Sorensen A. Diffusion tensor imaging as potential biomarker of white matter injury in diffuse axonal injury. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2004, 25: 370-6. PMID: 15037457, PMCID: PMC8158566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlasgow Coma ScaleDiffusion tensor imagingTraumatic brain injuryRankin scoreInternal capsuleApparent diffusion coefficientADC valuesFA valuesWhite matter injuryHealthy control subjectsDiffuse axonal injuryCorresponding ADC valuesFractional anisotropy valuesNew MR imaging techniquesTBI correlatesComa ScaleClinical scoresAxonal injuryControl subjectsBrain injuryClinical markersMR imaging techniquesTissue injuryBrain ultrastructureWhite matter