| Axial and radial diffusivity in preterm infants who have diffuse white matter changes on magnetic resonance imaging at term-equivalent age. | |
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PMID: 16452356 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Diffuse excessive high signal intensity (DEHSI) is observed in the majority of preterm infants at term-equivalent age on conventional MRI, and diffusion-weighted imaging has shown that apparent diffusion coefficient values are elevated in the white matter (WM) in DEHSI. Our aim was to obtain diffusion tensor imaging on preterm infants at term-equivalent age and term control infants to test the hypothesis that radial diffusivity was significantly different in the WM in preterm infants with DEHSI compared with both preterm infants with normal-appearing WM on conventional MRI and term control infants. METHODS: Diffusion tensor imaging was obtained on 38 preterm infants at term-equivalent age and 8 term control infants. Values for axial (lambda1) and radial [(lambda2 + lambda3)/2] diffusivity were calculated in regions of interest positioned in the central WM at the level of the centrum semiovale, frontal WM, posterior periventricular WM, occipital WM, anterior and posterior portions of the posterior limb of the internal capsule, and the genu and splenium of the corpus callosum. RESULTS: Radial diffusivity was elevated significantly in the posterior portion of the posterior limb of the internal capsule and the splenium of the corpus callosum, and both axial and radial diffusivity were elevated significantly in the WM at the level of the centrum semiovale, the frontal WM, the periventricular WM, and the occipital WM in preterm infants with DEHSI compared with preterm infants with normal-appearing WM and term control infants. There was no significant difference between term control infants and preterm infants with normal-appearing WM in any region studied. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that DEHSI represents an oligodendrocyte and/or axonal abnormality that is widespread throughout the cerebral WM. |
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Authors:
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Serena J Counsell; Yuji Shen; James P Boardman; David J Larkman; Olga Kapellou; Philip Ward; Joanna M Allsop; Frances M Cowan; Joseph V Hajnal; A David Edwards; Mary A Rutherford |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatrics Volume: 117 ISSN: 1098-4275 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatrics Publication Date: 2006 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-02-02 Completed Date: 2006-02-27 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376422 Medline TA: Pediatrics Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 376-86 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Imaging Sciences Department, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, London, United Kingdom. |
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Brain
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anatomy & histology* Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging* Female Gestational Age Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature* Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Term Birth |
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