title: [Diffusion tensor and functional MR imaging of severe traumatic craniocerebral injury at low magnetic field].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Presentation of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) performed at low magnetic field (1 Tesla) in the algorithm of work-up of a patient suffering from severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
  
  
  METHODS
  DTI and functional MRI (fMRI) were applied at 1 Tesla for visualization of neural pathways and examination of sensory functions of a patient with severe TBI. DTI-measurement was also performed on a healthy patient for comparison.
  
  
  RESULTS
  DTI acquired at low magnetic field yielded appropriate visualization of neural pathways. DTI confirmed the results of the clinical and fMRI examinations in the patient suffering from severe TBI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An optimized DTI can be useful in the examination of patients with TBI, moreover, it may also help in the establishment of diagnoses of other central nervous system diseases affecting neuronal pathways. The presented results suggest that DTI of appropriate quality can be performed at low magnetic field.
authors.affiliation: Pécsi Tudományegyetem, Idegsebészeti Klinika, Pécs.
authors.forename: Tibor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Auer
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schwarcz
authors.forename: Erzsébet
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ezer
authors.forename: Endre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Czeiter
authors.forename: Mihály
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aradi
authors.forename: Sándor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hudvágner
authors.forename: József
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janszky
authors.forename: András
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Büki
authors.forename: Tamás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dóczi
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008875:Middle Aged; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000473:pathology