Application of MR diffusion imaging to the diagnosis of diffuse axonal injury / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

Magnetic resonance diffusion imaging contrasts by water molecule diffusion,reflecting water diffusion status.Owing to the unique mechanism,diffusion imaging is sensitive to anatomic alteration of fiber tract and becomes an important technique in the detection of diffuse axonal injury.Diffusion-weighted imaging shows DAI lesion via emphasizing diffusion composition,diffusion tensor imaging is more sensitive to diffusion anisotropy of the lesion,and fiber tractography can directly demonstrate fiber disruption.MR-diffusion imaging not only improves conspicuity of DAI,but also has grading and prognostic value.