Objective TodeterminethevalueofT1WIsignalratioofbilateralglobuspallidustoputamenindiagnosisofhighbilirubin relatedencephalopathyoftermneonates.Methods ThecranialMRIsignalcharacteristicsandclinicaldataof105newbornswereanalyzed retrospectively.Accordingtothetotalserumbilirubin (TSB)andclinicalsymptoms,86caseswithoutriskfactorsofterm neonates weredividedinto4groups(Ⅰ~Ⅳand3groups(A~C).TheT1WIsignalintensityofbilateralglobuspallidusandputamenwere m easured and the ratio of G/P w as calculated.T he data of each group w ere co m pared and analyzed by t test and ANOVA.R O C curve ofG/Pratiowasperformedtopredicttheprogressofdisease.Results TherewasstatisticallysignificantdifferencebetweengroupⅠandgroupⅡ,groupⅠandgroupⅢ,groupⅠandgroupⅣ,groupⅡandgroupⅢ,groupⅡandgroupⅣ(P＜0.05),whereasno differencewasfoundbetweengroupⅢandgroupⅣ (P＞0.05).Comparingthethreegroupsdividedbyclinicalsymptoms,statistically significantdifferenceswereobserved(P＜0.05).TheROCcurverevealedthatforserum TSB,thepredictiveriskofhyperbilirubinemia with1.51and1.62,thepredictiveperformanceforhighbilirubinrelatedencephalopathywith1.70and1.69.Conclusion TheT1WI signalintensityratioofG/Ppotentiallyassistsinthediagnosisofhighbilirubinrelatedencephalopathy.Combinedwithclinicalmanifestations, itcanbecomprehensivelyanalyzeddialectically,therebyincreasingtheobjectiveaccuracyofdiagnosis.