The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation
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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Apr 2001
ReviewQuantitative magnetic resonance imaging in traumatic brain injury.
Quantitative neuroimaging has now become a well-established method for analyzing magnetic resonance imaging in traumatic brain injury (TBI). A general review of studies that have examined quantitative changes following TBI is presented. ⋯ Various clinical caveats are provided including how quantitative neuroimaging findings can be used clinically and in predicting rehabilitation outcome. The future of quantitative neuroimaging also is discussed.
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J Head Trauma Rehabil · Apr 2001
Comparative StudyMetabolic recovery following human traumatic brain injury based on FDG-PET: time course and relationship to neurological disability.
Utilizing [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), we assessed the temporal pattern and the correlation of functional and metabolic recovery following human traumatic brain injury. ⋯ The dynamic profile of CMRglc that changes following traumatic brain injury is seemingly stereotypic across a broad range and severity of injury types. Quantitative FDG-PET cannot be used as a surrogate technique for estimating degree of global functional recovery following traumatic brain injury.