Microstructure of the Default Mode Network in Preterm Infants.
J CuiOlga TymofiyevaRahul S DesikanT FlynnHo Sung KimDawn GanoChristopher P HessDonna M FerrieroAnthony J BarkovichDuan XuPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2016)
This study of combined resting-state fMRI and DTI at rest suggests that such studies may allow the investigation of key functional brain circuits in premature infants, which could function not only as diagnostic tools but also as biomarkers for long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes.