Perfusion Imaging in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury

Publication date: February 2018
Source:Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, Volume 28, Issue 1
Author(s): David B. Douglas, Ruchir Chaudhari, Jason M. Zhao, James Gullo, Jared Kirkland, Pamela K. Douglas, Ely Wolin, James Walroth, Max Wintermark

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant problem worldwide and neuroimaging plays a critical role in diagnosis and management. Recently, perfusion neuroimaging techniques have been explored in TBI to determine and characterize potential perfusion neuroimaging biomarkers to aid in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. In this article, computed tomography (CT) bolus perfusion, MR imaging bolus perfusion, MR imaging arterial spin labeling perfusion, and xenon CT are reviewed with a focus on their applications in acute TBI. Future research directions are also discussed.


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