Magnetic resonance spectroscopy markers of axons and astrogliosis in relation to specific features of white matter injury in preterm infants

Neuroradiology

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 771-779

  Wisnowski, Jessica L ^a,b   Schmithorst, Vincent J ^b   Rosser, Tena ^a   Paquette, Lisa ^a   Nelson, Marvin D ^a   Haynes, Robin L ^c   Painter, Michael J ^b   Blüml, Stefan ^a,d   Panigrahy, Ashok ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Rudi Schulte Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse excessive high signal intensity (DEHSI); Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Myoinositol; N acetyl aspartate; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHIES; NERVE FIBER; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PREMATURITY;

AXONS; GLIOSIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84939898560     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: 14321920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-014-1380-9     Document Type: Article

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