Quantification of Diffusion Tensor Changes in a Rat Model of Primary Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury

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accelerated acceleration accuracy analyzed animals anterior apart assessed audience axial axon biomedical blast blasted brain brains branch capsule cause caused certainty characterized clinical colored colors control controls coronal correlate currently damage datasets deceleration decrease deep designed diagnosis difficult diffusion diffusivity disorder displayed double dramatic duke estimation experimental exposed exposure feasibility fixed form fractional gadolinium gross grossly head heat heterogeneous histological histology hours impossible improved in vivo incidence indicate indicating induced injury internal isolated known lead linear long makes making male maps matrix measures mechanisms mild military minute mitigate mixture model models mounting need normalized observable occurrence often optic parametric personnel plan post pressure prevent primary produces pulse quantifiable quantification quantified quantify quantitative rapid rats recently registration related resolution returning reveal robust screening secondary sensitivity several shearing significantly silver slices spring stained statistically substantial subtle successive suffered suggesting target template tensor tertiary tissue tools tracts traumatic treatment unfortunately unprocessed visible wave white whole wide