Automated detection of white matter signal abnormality using T2 relaxometry: Application to brain segmentation on term MRI in very preterm infants
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Diffusion-weighted imaging of the brain in preterm infants with focal and diffuse white matter abnormality.
OBJECTIVE The most common finding on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain in preterm infants at term-equivalent age is diffuse excessive high signal intensity (DEHSI) in the white matter. It is unclear whether DEHSI represents a biological abnormality. This study used diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to compare apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in DEHSI with infants with norm...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: NeuroImage
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1053-8119
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.08.081