DTI-MRI reveals impact of soccer heading on brain
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
CHICAGO -- Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI-MRI) reveals declines in the brain microstructure and function caused by soccer heading, where a player hits the ball with their head, a study presented November 28 at the RSNA annual meeting found. In her talk, Molly Charney, MD, from New York-Presbyterian Hospital presented research showing that the normally sharp gray matter-white matter interface seen on imaging was blunted in proportion to high repetitive head impact exposure.
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