Diffusion Tensor Brain Imaging Findings At Term-equivalent Age May Predict Neurologic Abnormalities in Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants
Y. Arzoumaniana,
M. Mirmirana,
P.D. Barnesa,
K. Woolleya,
R.L. Ariagnoa,
M.E. Moseleya,
B.E. Fleishera and
S.W. Atlasa
a From the Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA

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FIG 1 Images show region of interest placement for the posterior limb of the internal capsule. B0, image without diffusion weighting; DWI, diffusion-weighted image; FA, fractional anisotropy image; ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient map.
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FIG 2 Average FA histograms by clinical subgroup. N, normal neurologic outcome; AN abnormal neurologic outcome.
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FIG 3 Average ADC histograms by clinical subgroup. N, normal neurologic outcome; AN abnormal neurologic outcome.
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