Optimized T1- and T2-weighted volumetric brain imaging as a diagnostic tool in very preterm neonates

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 702-710

  Nossin Manor, Revital ^a   Chung, Andrew D ^b   Morris, Drew ^b   Soares Fernandes, João P ^b,c   Thomas, Bejoy ^b   Cheng, Hai Ling M ^a,d   Whyte, Hilary E A ^a   Taylor, Margot J ^a,e   Sled, John G ^d   Shroff, Manohar M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL DE BRAGA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

MRI; Myelination; Neonates; Preterm brain; Relaxation times; Sulcation; T1 and T2 weighted imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN STEM; CALCARINE SULCUS; CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MYELINATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SUPERIOR TEMPORAL SULCUS; T1 WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; T2 WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THALAMUS; VERY PRETERM NEONATE;

BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79959952079     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-010-1955-5     Document Type: Article

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