Altered Microstructure of White Matter Except the Corpus Callosum Is Independent of Prematurity
Author(s) -
SoYeon Shim,
Hye-Jin Jeong,
Dong Woo Son,
Joon Sup Jeong,
Se Hong Oh,
SungYeon Park,
Taek-Hyun Ryu,
Young-Bo Kim,
ZangHee Cho
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1661-7819
pISSN - 1661-7800
DOI - 10.1159/000341867
Subject(s) - internal capsule , fractional anisotropy , white matter , corpus callosum , diffusion mri , medicine , gestational age , pathology , magnetic resonance imaging , biology , radiology , pregnancy , genetics
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) reflects the maturation of the brain microstructure. Although preterm infants are at significant risk for altered brain microstructure, it remains unclear whether this is affected by prematurity itself or other clinical factors.
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