Open AccessContributions of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging to Fetal and Neonatal Imaging
Author(s) -
Orit A. Glenn
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
topics in magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1536-1004
pISSN - 0899-3459
DOI - 10.1097/rmr.0b013e31823e614c
Subject(s) - diffusion mri , magnetic resonance imaging , diffusion imaging , medicine , diffusion , fetus , radiology , physics , pregnancy , genetics , biology , thermodynamics
Diffusion-weighted imaging has contributed to our understanding of fetal and neonatal brain development. This article will review the role of diffusion-weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging in fetuses and neonates, focusing primarily on normal brain developmental processes and then on pathologic processes that can be characterized using diffusion tensor imaging.