Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI
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J Magn Reson Imaging · Jan 2019
Systematic review on the characterization of chronic traumatic encephalopathy by MRI and MRS.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease that is found in people who have suffered from chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI). Up to now, diagnosis of CTE could only be made based on postmortem histopathological examinations. The application of MR techniques might offer a promising possibility for in vivo diagnoses. ⋯ 3 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2019;49:212-228.