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September 17, 2025

Assessing Longitudinal Brain Changes in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Using a Rapid Quantitative Magnetization Transfer MRI

Key Points

Significantly different qMT measures reveal brain changes across timepoints in mild traumatic brain injury patients.
Key findings in brain regions including CSF, GM, and WM suggest sensitivity of qMT imaging as a biomarker.
Hybrid-state quantitative magnetization transfer MRI was applied at three timepoints on 44 subjects for analysis.
The findings may enable improved diagnostic accuracy and treatment strategies following mild traumatic brain injury.

Abstract

Motivation: Identifying biomarkers for subtle brain changes after mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is critical for better understanding the mechanisms of the injury that can pave the way for improved treatment development for MTBI patients. Goal(s): We aim to identify in vivo biomarkers sensitive to brain changes and progression of MTBI by using quantitative magnetization transfer (qMT). Approach: Rapid hybrid-state qMT imaging combined with the unconstrained 2-pool model was performed on a total of 44 MTBI subjects at three timepoints post-injury. Results: Significantly different qMT measures were found in the brain including CSF, GM, and WM regions consistently across timepoints. Impact: Our demonstration of qMT imaging as a sensitive measure for detecting subtle brain changes following MTBI suggests its potential as a quantitative biomarker for brain injury, which could improve diagnostic accuracy and guide treatment strategies post-injury.

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