UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
Above: High definition fiber-tracking map of a million brain
fibers. Click the photo to download it in high resolution. Photo
Credit: Walt Schneider Laboratory New Brain Imaging Technique
Reveals Damage Caused by TBI A powerful new imaging technique
called High Definition Fiber Tracking (HDFT) will allow doctors
to clearly see for the first time neural connections broken by
traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other disorders, much like
X-rays show a fractured bone, according to researchers from the
University of Pittsburgh in a report published online today in
the Journal of Neurosurgery. HDFT could provide an objective way
of identifying brain injury, predicting outcome and planning
rehabilitation. The study was funded by the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency. >> Read the March 2 News Release: New
High Definition Fiber Tracking Reveals Damage Caused by
Traumatic Brain Injury