SynthesisPediatric radiology2015
Data quality in diffusion tensor imaging studies of the preterm brain: a systematic review.
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- The Alterations in the Brain Corresponding to Low Back Pain: Recent Insights and Advances.Neural plasticity · 2024Review
- [An assessment of white matter development in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia using diffusion tensor imaging].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2020Article
- Early prediction of unilateral cerebral palsy in infants at risk: MRI versus the hand assessment for infants.Pediatric research · 2020Article
- Evaluation of a new method for librarian-mediated literature searches for systematic reviews.Research synthesis methods · 2018Article
- Cerebral White Matter Maturation Patterns in Preterm Infants: An MRI T2 Relaxation Anisotropy and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study.Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging · 2018Article
- Role of Neonatal Behavioral Neurological Assessment combined with magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging in evaluating white matter development in preterm infants.Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatricsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundTo study early neurodevelopment in preterm infants, evaluation of brain maturation and injury is increasingly performed using diffusion tensor imaging, for which the reliability of underlying data is paramount.
objectiveTo review the literature to evaluate acquisition and processing methodology in diffusion tensor imaging studies of preterm infants. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe searched the Embase, Medline, Web of Science and Cochrane databases for relevant papers published between 2003 and 2013. The following keywords were included in our search: prematurity, neuroimaging, brain, and diffusion tensor imaging.
resultsWe found 74 diffusion tensor imaging studies in preterm infants meeting our inclusion criteria. There was wide variation in acquisition and processing methodology, and we found incomplete reporting of these settings. Nineteen studies (26%) reported the use of neonatal hardware. Data quality assessment was not reported in 13 (18%) studies. Artefacts-correction and data-exclusion was not reported in 33 (45%) and 18 (24%) studies, respectively. Tensor estimation algorithms were reported in 56 (76%) studies but were often suboptimal.
conclusionDiffusion tensor imaging acquisition and processing settings are incompletely described in current literature, vary considerably, and frequently do not meet the highest standards.
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