Diffusion MRI Microstructural Abnormalities at Term-Equivalent Age Are Associated with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 3 Years of Age in Very Preterm Infants.

Milan N Parikh Ming Chen A Braimah J Kline K McNally J Wells Logan Leanne Tamm Keith Owen Yeates Weihong Yuan L He Nehal A Parikh

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2021)

We identified widespread microstructural white matter abnormalities in very preterm infants at term that were significantly associated with cognitive and motor development at 3 years' corrected age.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
white matter
low birth weight
multiple sclerosis
contrast enhanced
gestational age
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
preterm birth
congenital heart disease