Effect of antenatal growth on brain white matter maturation in preterm infants at term using tract-based spatial statistics



: Lepomaki V, Matomaki J, Lapinleimu H, Lehtonen L, Haataja L, Komu M, Parkkola R, the PIPARI Study Group (incl. Sillanpää M)

Publisher: SPRINGER

: 2013

: Pediatric Radiology

: PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY

: PEDIATR RADIOL

: 1

: 43

: 1

: 80

: 85

: 6

: 0301-0449

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-012-2509-9


Conclusion As an objective and user-independent method, TBSS confirmed that preterm infants with impaired antenatal growth have impaired white matter maturation compared to preterm infants with normal antenatal growth. The differences were mainly detected in radiations that are myelinated first.



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