Zhifeng Kou1, Randall Benson2,
Ramtilak Gattu3, Jie Yang3, Valerie Mika4,
Robert Welch4, Scott Millis5, E. Mark Haacke1
1Radiology & Biomedical
Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; 2Neurology,
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; 3Radiology,
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; 4Emergency
Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; 5Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United
States
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is very difficult to detect in emergency setting. A comprehensive use of three MRI techniques, including susceptibility weighted imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, and MR spectroscopy imaging, could significantly improve the detection of mTBI in acute setting and potentially impact the management of mTBI patients at the acute stage.