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Published in final edited form as: IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2017 Jan 26;64(11):2682–2694. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2017.2658439

TABLE 1:

Comparative analysis of TWC assessment techniques

TWC assessment method	Spatial TWC Map	Temporal TWC Map	Time of implementation following onset of injury	Measurement acquisition time (min)	References
Terahertz Imaging	Yes	Yes	Immediate	~10 min	[37]
MRI	Yes	Yes	Immediate	~40 – 60 min	[62]
Clinical inspection	No	No	Few hours	~5	[60], [63]
Water Displacement	No	Yes	~30 min	~20 – 30 min	[4]
Biopsy / Histology	Yes	No	Several hours	Few days	[61]