| April 30, 2008 (Wednesday) |
| 10 a.m. |
| Regeneration and repair: brain and spinal cord trauma |
| ToolBox |
| Diffusion Tensor Imaging |
| Kroenke |
| Traumatic injuries to the nervous system can be focal and obvious, or more
diffuse and inobvious. The distinction between mild traumatic brain injury and
post-traumatic stress disorder in soldiers returning from Iraq provides a recent
example where diagnostic distinctions can be difficult. In order to assess
clinical management and research initiatives, it is critical to be able to
assess the type and extent of injury. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has shown
promise in the assessment of diffuse axonal injury following trauma. This imaging
method will be highlighted in this session. |
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- Mori S and Zhang J (2006). Principles of diffusion tensor imaging and its applications
in basic neuroscience research. Neuron 51,527-539.
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- MacDonald CL et al (2007). Detection of traumatic axonal injury with diffusion
tensor imaging in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury. Exper Neurol 205,116-131.
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- 043008 NEUS 626: http://media.ohsu.edu/ramgen/sch/ogi/neus/626-043008.rm
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