Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: lesion frequency distribution maps and prognostic importance of brain contusions on early MRI
Question Accurate prognostic models for TBI are important for clinical decision making, but the value of including MRI measures remains unclear. Findings In moderate and severe TBI, brain contusions had the highest frequency in frontotemporal regions. Contusion volume predicted 12-month functional outcome, whereas there was no association with location. Clinical relevance Our findings indicate that brain contusion volume is more important for functional outcomes than lesion location. The brain contusion volume should be included in future AI models as one predictor of patient outcome after TBI.
Authors
- Anne Katharina Köster
- Anne Vik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8892-6307)
- Nada Anđelić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3719-4406)
- Lars Eirik Bø (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0059-688X)
- Toril Skandsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5495-9338)
- Kent Gøran Moen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0937-1986)
- Anne-Mari Holte Flusund
- Tiril Svaasand Eliassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0116-1186)
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- SINTEF (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Drammen Hospital (NO)
- Vestre Viken Hospital Trust (NO)
- Molde Hospital (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Radiology
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-025-12159-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
- European Commission
- Ministry of Education, India
- Norges Forskningsråd
- St. Olavs Hospital Universitetssykehuset i Trondheim
- Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney