A patient is admitted to the Neuro ICU with a suspected diffuse axonal injury. What would be the primary neuroimaging diagnostic tool used on this patient to evaluate the brain structure?
A) MRI
B) PET scan
C) X-ray
D) Ultrasound
Ans: A
Feedback: CT and MRI scans are the primary neuroimaging diagnostic tools and are useful in evaluating the brain structure. Ultrasound would not show the brain nor would an x-ray. A PET scan shows brain function, not brain structure.
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