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Traumatic brain injury is the most common cause of death and disability in young individuals. Contusions and diffuse axonal injuries are the primary brain lesions that are most common in the setting of head trauma. CT and MRI are the most commonly used imaging techniques in patients who suffered brain trauma. CT is the initial modality due to its availability and high sensitivity in detecting injuries which require immediate and life-saving surgical treatment. MRI is the most sensitive modality for detecting imaging diffuse axonal injury and small foci of hemorrhage that may not be seen on CT. Advanced imaging techniques as diffusion-weighted imaging, spectroscopy, and diffusion tensor imaging can provide useful information in the acute setting and prognosis of these patients but with the exception of diffusion-weighted imaging the others are not routinely used or needed.
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Rodríguez, A.F. (2016). Traumatic Brain Injuries. In: Hoffmann Nunes, R., Abello, A., Castillo, M. (eds) Critical Findings in Neuroradiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27987-9_21
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