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Abstract #4105

Application of Synthetic MRI in Neonatal Brain Myelin Development Evaluation

Shili Liu1, Zhiqiang Chen2, Shaoru Zhang3, Yunshu Zhou3, Ruodi Zhang3, Xiaohua Chen3, Yuhui Xiong4, and Aijun Wang5
1Clinical medicine school of Ningxia Medical University, YinChuan, China, 2Department of Radiology ,the First Hospital Affiliated to Hainan Medical College, Haikou, China, 3Clinical medicine school of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China, 4GE Healthcare,MR Reseaich, Beijing, Beijing, China, 5General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China

Synopsis

Keywords: fMRI Analysis, Neonatal, Synthetic Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Myelination;Brain;Relaxometry; Development

Motivation: Conventional MRI sequences used in clinical practice cannot quantitatively evaluate the development of white matter in newborns.

Goal(s): To explore the feasibility and application value of Synthetic MRI (SyMRI) in cerebral white matter myelin development of full-term neonates.

Approach: Use intra-group and inter-group comparison of quantitative relaxation metrics obtained by SyMRI to evaluate the white matter myelin development level in newborns of different gestational ages.

Results: Quantitative relaxation metrics derived by SyMRI can quantitatively evaluate the formation of myelin and brain maturity in full-term newborns. T1 and T2 values in different regions can reflect the differences in myelin sheath formation time.

Impact: SyMRI can be used in clinical practice to investigate the myelin development of white matter in full-term newborns, and provide imaging basis for early detection and diagnosis of neonatal brain developmental dysplasia and disease conditions in newborns.

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