期刊
NEUROIMAGE
卷 64, 期 -, 页码 505-516出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.08.086
关键词
Quantitative MRI; MTR; DTI; T-1 relaxometry; Preterm neonates; Brain maturation
资金
- Canadian Institute of Health Research [CIHR MOP-84399]
Magnetization transfer ratio (MTR), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters and T-1 relaxometry values were used to create parametric maps characterizing the tissue microstructure of the neonatal brain in infants born very premature (24-32 gestational weeks) and scanned at preterm and term equivalent age. Group-wise image registration was used to determine anatomical correspondence between individual scans and the pooled parametric data at the preterm and term ages. These parametric maps showed distinct contrasts whose interrelations varied across brain regions and between the preterm and term period. Discrete patterns of regional variation were observed for the different quantitative parameters, providing evidence that MRI is sensitive to multiple independent aspects of brain maturation. MTR values showed a marked change in the pattern of regional variation at term equivalent age compared to the preterm period such that the ordinal ranking of regions by signal contrast changed. This was unlike all other parameters where the regional ranking was preserved at the two time points. Interpreting the data in terms of myelination and structural organization, we report on the concordance with available histological data and demonstrate the value of quantitative MRI for tracking brain maturation over the neonatal period. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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