Value of diffusion tensor imaging in differentiating high-grade from low-grade gliomas.

Objective: To determine the usefulness of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in differentiating high-grade glioma (HGG) from low-grade glioma (LGG).

Material And Method: Patients with cerebral gliomas underwent conventional MRI and DTI before surgery. All proven pathologies were classified into two groups, i.

Degree of midline shift from CT scan predicted outcome in patients with head injuries.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between the degree of midline shift by Computed Tomography (CT) finding and Glasglow Coma Score (GCS) as a predictive of clinical outcome in patients after head injury. METHOD AND METHOD: The present study was performed by retrospectively reviewing 216 consecutive cases of traumatic head injury admitted to the trauma center in Siriraj Hospital from 1999 until 2004. All patients were evaluated for level of consciousness by a neurosurgeon determining by GCS and underwent CT brain for evaluation of intracranial hemorrhage and midline shift.