Can fMRI predict long-term symptoms of concussions?

Jodelle Maglaya | | Health Imaging | Diagnostic Imaging

Long-term symptoms of concussions can now be predicted by doctors, after a team of researchers used functional MRI to track activity in the brain.

Pratik Mukherjee, PhD, professor radiology and biomedical imaging and his team at the University of California-San Francisco created a non-invasive MRI method that highlights specific patterns of brain activity, pointing to an increased risk of long-term symptoms.

Researchers scanned 75 patients who suffered concussions within two weeks of the study. The participants were between the ages of 18 and 55.

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New Light Shed on Long-Term Prognosis of Concussions

Jodelle Maglaya

Jodelle joined TriMed Media Group in 2016 as a senior writer, focusing on content for Radiology Business and Health Imaging. After receiving her master's from DePaul University, she worked as a news reporter and communications specialist.

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