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Impact of clinical risk factors on white matter microstructure in preterm-born infants: Investigation with diffusion MRI and tractography at term-equivalent age

2026-02-14 pediatrics Title + abstract only
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Premature birth occurs during a phase of intense brain maturation, making white matter (WM) particularly vulnerable to injury. Beyond major lesions, subtle and widespread microstructural alterations also contribute to later neurodevelopmental impairments. We aimed to characterize the impact of key clinical risk factors on global and tract-specific WM microstructure at term-equivalent age (TEA), using 3T-diffusion-MRI data of 111 infants born before 33 weeks of gestation. We developed a lesion-ro...

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