Magnetic resonance imaging improves 3‐month outcome prediction in mild traumatic brain injury

To determine the clinical relevance, if any, of traumatic intracranial findings on early head computed tomography (CT) and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to 3‐month outcome in mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI).

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