title: A primer of neuroimaging analysis in neurorehabilitation outcome research.
abstract: Although most neurological patients that enter a rehabilitation treatment program have had either a computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, the utilization of neuroimaging in rehabilitation has been limited. However, a number of new MRI methods for image analysis hold great promise to better inform the neurorehabilitation clinician. The current review provides a foundation in neuroimaging fundamentals for neurorehabilitation specialists and examines the progress in using such techniques as quantitative MRI analyses, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and functional MRI to better understand the neurologically impaired patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. ewilde@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Elisabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Wilde
authors.forename: Jill V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Erin D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Bigler
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D059906:Neuroimaging / Q000145:classification; D016896:Treatment Outcome