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Review
. 2023 May;33(2):315-324.
doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2023.01.006.

Perfusion Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury

Nathan W Churchill  1 , Simon J Graham  2 , Tom A Schweizer  3
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Review

Perfusion Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury

Nathan W Churchill et al. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2023 May.

Abstract

The mechanisms for regulating cerebral blood flow (CBF) are highly sensitive to traumatic brain injury (TBI). The perfusion imaging technique may be used to assess CBF and identify perfusion abnormalities following a TBI. Studies have identified CBF disturbances across the injury severity spectrum and correlations with both acute and long-term indices of clinical outcome. Although not yet widely used in the clinical context, this is an important area of ongoing research.

Keywords: CT; Cerebral blood flow; Concussion; MRI; Perfusion; TBI.

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