Global Estimation of Myelination in the Developing Brain on the Basis of Magnetization Transfer Imaging: A Preliminary Study
Mark A. van Buchem
,a,
Stefan C.A. Steensa,
Henri A. Vroomana,
Aeilko H. Zwindermana,
Joseph C. McGowana,
Margarethe Rasseka and
Volkher Engelbrechta
a From the Departments of Radiology (M.A.v.B., S.C.A.S., H.A.V.) and Medical Statistics (A.H.Z.), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands; the Department of Radiology (J.C.M.), University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA; and the Institute of Diagnostic Radiology (M.R., V.E.), Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany.

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FIG 1. Mean MTR values plotted versus gestational age (in months); R2 value, 0.63.FIG 2. Peak location of MTR histograms plotted versus gestational age (in months); R2 value, 0.50.FIG 3. Peak height of MTR histograms plotted versus gestational age (in months); R2 value, 0.71.FIG 4. Mean changes of different volumetric values versus gestational age (in months)
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