Use of diffusion tensor imaging to assess the vasogenic edema in traumatic pericontusional tissue.

CONCLUSIONS: In this prospective observational study using DTI-MRI in a selected group of mild and moderate TBI patients with vasogenic pericontusional edema we have shown that there were no significant differences of the ADC and FA values compared to brain tumor patients. Furthermore, healthy controls showed significant lower ADC values and higher FA values compared to TBI and tumor patients. Future studies, using DTI-MRI, should address whether any therapy has a favorable impact on the vasogenic edema of TBI patients with brain contusions. PMID: 32709492 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Neurocirugia - July 20, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Lara M, Moll A, Mas A, Picado MJ, Gassent C, Pomar J, Llompart-Pou JA, Brell M, Ibáñez J, Pérez-Bárcena J Tags: Neurocirugia (Astur) Source Type: research