In a message dated 2/24/2003 10:59:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Wow! That's so cool! When do you think that this > technique will make it to the general teaching > hospitals? Sure will change the perception of "mild > brain injury," I'll bet. DTI data can be obtained on any high field (1.5T or greater) with high speed gradients (most high field magnets are sold with these). The big vendors are offering DTI sequences on their systems but in some centers research sequences are used to generate images. The analysis (either anistropy measures ) or tractograms can be generated relatively quickly. My neurologists are beginning to ask for tractograms on clinical cases treating it like any other imaging study. I would guess within 5 years it will be routine. We and UCSF are embarking on a DTI and fMRI study of mild head trauma. We hope to collect our data over the next year. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
