DAI lesions detected with the two sequences in 21 patients with severe TBI
| Location of Lesion | Lesions Detected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRE Imaging | t-PEPSI | Only on GRE Imaging | Only on t-PEPSI | |
| Whole brain (n = 371) | 291 | 230 | 141 | 80 |
| Frontal lobe (n = 158) | 126 | 98 | 60 | 32 |
| Temporal lobe (n = 88) | 74* | 37* | 51 | 14 |
| Parietal lobe (n = 30) | 22 | 20 | 10 | 8 |
| Occipital lobe (n = 9) | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Basal ganglia (n = 28) | 23 | 20 | 8 | 5 |
| Corpus callosum (n = 22) | 12 | 18 | 4 | 10 |
| Periventricular (n = 13) | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Infratentorial (n = 23) | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 |
* P <.004, Wilcoxon test.