Smaller Cerebellar Volumes in Very Preterm Infants at Term-Equivalent Age are Associated with the Presence of Supratentorial Lesions
L. Srinivasana,
J. Allsopa,
S.J. Counsella,
J.P. Boardmana,
A.D. Edwardsa and
M. Rutherforda
a From the Departments of Paediatrics and Imaging Sciences MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

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Fig 1. The white manual outlining of the cerebellum of one of the T1-weighted volume acquisition scans in the sagittal plane.
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Fig 2. Description of various subgroups in preterm infants at term-equivalent age.
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Fig 3. Box and whisker plot depicting difference in cerebellar volumes of preterm infants at term-equivalent age and term-born controls.
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Fig 4. Scatterplot giving the relationship between right and left hemispheric cerebellar volumes.
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Fig 5. Scatterplot giving the relationship between cerebellar volume and vermal volume.
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Fig 6. A, Box and whisker plot of cerebellar volumes of different gestational-age groups with supratentorial lesions.
B, Box and whisker plot of cerebellar volumes of different gestational-age groups without supratentorial lesions.
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Fig 7. /B>Box and whisker plot of cerebellar volumes comparing supratentorial lesions versus no supratentorial lesions and term-born controls.
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Fig 8. Scatter plot giving the relationship between cerebellar volume and cerebral volume.
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