Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of brain maturation in preterm neonates with punctate white matter lesions

Neuroradiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-167

  Ramenghi, Luca A ^a   Fumagalli, Monica ^a   Righini, Andrea ^b   Bassi, Laura ^a   Groppo, Michela ^a   Parazzini, Cecilia ^b   Bianchini, Elena ^b   Triulzi, Fabio ^b   Mosca, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain maturation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Preterm; White matter disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MATURATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; MYELINATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FETAL ORGAN MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYELIN SHEATH;

EID: 33846884635     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-006-0176-y     Document Type: Article

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