ISMRM: Novel visualization techniques show possible concussion damage from boxing

New MRI research suggests the neurological health of boxer athletes must be monitored and maintained long-term, according to research shared May 6 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting. In a poster presentation, researchers from Lanzhou University Second Hospital and GE HealthCare MR Research in China shared results from their analysis of sport-related concussion (SRC) macro- and microstructure alteration patterns in the MRI brain scans of 57 active young boxers with a history of SRC. The study also included 72 healthy exercise-loving controls with non-SRC. The researchers found that the boxers had significant micro- and macrostructural brain changes. All subjects underwent the same neuropsychological assessment before their MRI scan. The MRI examinations were performed on a 3-tesla MR scanner (SIGNATM Premier) with a 48-channel head coil, according to a poster preview. Two types of MR imaging, in particular, showed lower white-matter volume and significant white-matter abnormalities possibly associated with SRC in young boxers. SRCs from boxing are common. It is thought that boxers sustain countless concussions and subconcussions during their careers. However, the pattern and extent of damage caused by boxing-related concussions is unknown. Using 3D T1-weighted imaging and neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI), Wenjing Huang and colleagues reported on white matter microstructure, gray- and white-matter volume...
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