Probabilistic diffusion tractography of the optic radiations and visual function in preterm infants at term equivalent age

Brain

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 573-582

  Bassi, Laura ^a,b   Ricci, Daniela ^b,c   Volzone, Anna ^b,d   Allsop, Joanna M ^b   Srinivasan, Latha ^b   Pai, Aakash ^b   Ribes, Carmen ^b,e   Ramenghi, Luca A ^a   Mercuri, Eugenio ^c   Mosca, Fabio ^a   Edwards, A David ^b,f   Cowan, Frances M ^b,f   Rutherford, Mary A ^b,f   Counsell, Serena J ^a,b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^f Hammersmith/St Mary's Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^g HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain; Infant; Optic radiation; Preterm; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC TRACT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILISTIC DIFFUSION TRACTOGRAPHY; RADIATION; RETINOPATHY; VISION; WHITE MATTER;

ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; VISION; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 38849176151     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awm327     Document Type: Article

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