Abstract
One of the areas of fetal and neonatal neurology where MR has provided significant improvement in knowledge is focal cerebral ischemia on both arterial and venous basis [1, 2]. In the detection of acute lesions or chronic sequelae, MR has shown a high sensitivity and specificity. The use of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has increased the MRI sensitivity in acute conditions in both fetal and neonatal period [3, 4]. On the other side, the accurate assessment of lesion extension has facilitated the prediction of neurological outcome.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Perinatal Neuroradiology: From the Fetus to the Newborn |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l. |
Pages | 237-253 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Print) | 9788847053250, 9788847053243 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)