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Article Title: Imaging the Role of Myelin in ConcussionAuthors: Weber, Alexander Mark; Torres, Carlos; Rauscher, Alexander
Journal: NEUROIMAGING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA Volume 28 Issue 1
Date of Publication:2018
Abstract:
Myelin water imaging (MWI) provides mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) researchers with a specific myelin biomarker and helps to further elucidate microstructural and microarchitectural changes of white matter after mTBI. Improvement of scanner hardware and software with the implementation of MWI across scanner platforms will likely result in increased research regarding the role of myelin in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Future research should include detailed investigation of myelin between 2 weeks and 2 months after injury, the use of MWI in moderate and severe TBI, and investigation of the role of myelin in chronic TBI.