The Role of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Detecting Hippocampal Injury Following Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.

Jacqueline SalasNihaal ReddyEmanuele OrrùKathryn A CarsonRaul Chavez-ValdezVera Joanna BurtonCarl E StafstromFrances J NorthingtonThierry A G M Huisman

Published in: Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging (2018)

Quantitative DTI analysis of the hippocampus in neonates following HIE is a feasible technique to examine neuronal injury. Although DTI scalars were useful in identifying thalamic injury in our cohort, hippocampal DTI analysis did not provide additional information regarding hippocampal injury following HIE.

Keyphrases

cerebral ischemia
white matter
healthcare
high resolution
blood brain barrier
temporal lobe epilepsy
preterm infants
preterm birth
social media
prefrontal cortex