title: Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury.
abstract: Imaging plays an important role in the management of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Computed tomography (CT) is the first-line imaging technique allowing rapid detection of primary structural brain lesions that require surgical intervention. CT also detects various deleterious secondary insults allowing early medical and surgical management. Serial imaging is critical to identifying secondary injuries. MR imaging is indicated in patients with acute TBI when CT fails to explain neurologic findings. However, MR imaging is superior in patients with subacute and chronic TBI and also predicts neurocognitive outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Uttam K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Bodanapally
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Chandler
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sours
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Jiachen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhuo
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: ksahnmuganathan@umm.edu.
authors.forename: Kathirkamanathan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shanmuganathan
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Brain injury; Computed tomography; MR imaging; Trauma