Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 9 , Pages 1096-1102 , September 2010

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Tissue Texture Analysis Correlated to Neuropsychological and DTI Findings

  • Kirsi K. Holli, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Center, Post Box 2000, Tampere University Hospital, 33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: K.K.H.
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  • Minna Wäljas, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Post Box 2000, Tampere University Hospital, 33521 Tampere, Finland
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  • Lara Harrison, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Center, Post Box 2000, Tampere University Hospital, 33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
    • Tampere Medical School, Tampere, Finland
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  • Suvi Liimatainen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation, Post Box 2000, Tampere University Hospital, 33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Emergency Medicine Acuta, Post Box 2000, Tampere University Hospital, 33521 Tampere, Finland
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  • Tiina Luukkaala, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Science Center, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland
    • Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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  • Pertti Ryymin, PhDlic

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Center, Post Box 2000, Tampere University Hospital, 33521 Tampere, Finland
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  • Hannu Eskola, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Center, Post Box 2000, Tampere University Hospital, 33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
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  • Seppo Soimakallio, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Center, Post Box 2000, Tampere University Hospital, 33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Tampere Medical School, Tampere, Finland
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  • Juha Öhman, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Post Box 2000, Tampere University Hospital, 33521 Tampere, Finland
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  • Prasun Dastidar, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Imaging Center, Post Box 2000, Tampere University Hospital, 33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Tampere Medical School, Tampere, Finland

Received 25 February 2010 ,Accepted 12 April 2010.

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 This study was supported by grants for research funding from the Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere University Hospital (Tampere, Finland); the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation (Helsinki, Finland); and the Instrumentarium Science Foundation (Helsinki, Finland)

PII: S1076-6332(10)00230-8

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.04.009

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 9 , Pages 1096-1102 , September 2010

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