diffusion MRI, headguard

Male boxers will not wear headguards at the Olympic Games in Rio. According to a study by the sport's governing body, there are fewer cases of concussion when headguards are not worn. However, a new imaging technology known as diffusion MRI could spot signs of potential brain injury at an early stage.

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Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI or DW-MRI) is an imaging method that uses the Brownian motion of water molecules to generate contrast in MR images. It allows the mapping of the diffusion process of molecules, mainly water, in biological tissues, in vivo and non-invasively.

magnetic resonance imaging

(abbreviation MRI)

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A technique for producing images of bodily organs by measuring the response of theatomic nuclei of body tissues to high-frequency radio waves when placed in a strongmagnetic field.