Brain Perfusion Imaging in Neonates: An Overview

M Proisy; S Mitra; C Uria-Avellana; M Sokolska; N J Robertson; F Le Jeune; J-C Ferré

doi:10.3174/ajnr.A4778

Brain Perfusion Imaging in Neonates: An Overview

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2016 Oct;37(10):1766-1773. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4778. Epub 2016 Apr 14.

Authors

M Proisy^{1

2

3}, S Mitra², C Uria-Avellana², M Sokolska⁴, N J Robertson², F Le Jeune⁵, J-C Ferré^{6

3}

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Radiology (M.P., J.-C.F.), Rennes University Hospital, France maia.proisy@chu-rennes.fr.
² Department of Neonatology (M.P., S.M., C.U.-A., N.J.R.), University College London Hospital, Institute for Women's Health, University College of London, London, UK.
³ Inserm VisAGeS Unit U746 (M.P., J.-C.F.), Inria, Rennes 1 University, Rennes, France.
⁴ Institute of Neurology (M.S.), University College of London, London, UK.
⁵ Department of Nuclear Medicine (F.L.J.), Centre Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France.
⁶ From the Department of Radiology (M.P., J.-C.F.), Rennes University Hospital, France.

Abstract

The development of cognitive function in children has been related to a regional metabolic increase and an increase in regional brain perfusion. Moreover, brain perfusion plays an important role in the pathogenesis of brain damage in high-risk neonates, both preterm and full-term asphyxiated infants. In this article, we will review and discuss several existing imaging techniques for assessing neonatal brain perfusion.

Publication types

Review