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Abstract #3411

7T DTI in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients and Age Matched Controls

Seongjin Choi1, Jennifer Bogner2, John Corrigan2, Walter Mysiw2, Dustin Cunningham1, Cherian Renil Zachariah1, Steffen Sammet1, Devin Prior1, Donald Chakeres1, Michael Vincent Knopp1, Petra Schmalbrock1

1Radiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; 2Physical Medicine & Rehab, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA


Despite the presence of behavioral deficits, mild chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) often occurs without any anatomical MRI but quantitative Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) have revealed subtle differences at lower field-strengths suggesting that ultra-high field MR might have additional abilities. Ten TBI patients and ten age matched controls were scanned at 7T. Patients showed statistically significantly lower mean FA, higher ADC and shorter fibers, indicating the improved diagnostic potential of 7T.