Lee A Leum
Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Korea.
Korean J Neurotrauma. 2020 Apr 27;16(1):3-17. doi: 10.13004/kjnt.2020.16.e12. eCollection 2020 Apr.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major health and socio-economic problem worldwide that mainly affects young adults. Neuroimaging plays a critical role in the diagnosis and evaluation of patients with TBI. Some patients with mild TBI have variable neurological symptoms. In such patients, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can present normal findings. Advanced imaging techniques, such as diffusion tensor imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, perfusion weighted imaging, or functional MRI, can reveal abnormalities that are not detected using conventional imaging methods. Here, I briefly review current neuroimaging for TBI and survey advanced imaging techniques in terms of structural and functional aspects, which include a few promising areas of TBI research.
创伤性脑损伤（TBI）是一个全球性的重大健康和社会经济问题，主要影响年轻人。神经影像学在TBI患者的诊断和评估中起着关键作用。一些轻度TBI患者有多种神经症状。在这类患者中，计算机断层扫描和磁共振成像（MRI）可能显示正常结果。先进的成像技术，如扩散张量成像、磁共振波谱、灌注加权成像或功能MRI，可以揭示使用传统成像方法无法检测到的异常情况。在此，我简要回顾一下目前用于TBI的神经影像学，并从结构和功能方面探讨先进的成像技术，其中包括TBI研究的一些有前景的领域。
