Diffusion tensor MR imaging in pediatric patients with periventricular leukomalacia
- VernacularTitle:儿童脑室周围白质软化症的MR扩散张量成像研究
- Author:
Sheng XIE
;
Xuemei GUO
;
Aiguo CUI
;
Jiangxi XIAO
;
Xuexiang JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Leukomalacia, periventricular;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiology
2001;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To compare pediatric patients with periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) with normal children by using diffusion tensor MR imaging. Methods Diffusion tensor images were obtained in 15 pediatric patients with PVL and 15 age-matched normal children. Regions of interest were drawn to measure the fractional anisotropy (FA) in bilateral posterior limb of internal capsule, bilateral optic radiation, genu of corpus callosum, and splenium of corpus callosum. The values of PVL patients and normal children were compared using non-dependent samples T-test. Results The FA values of regions of interest prescribed were significantly lower in PVL patients than in normal children(P
