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Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Fetuses with Unilateral Cortical Malformations and Callosal Agenesis

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: DWI was performed in fetuses with callosal agenesis and unilateral cortical malformations. ADC values were retrospectively measured in the developing white matter underlying the cortical malformation and compared with the corresponding contralateral white matter. In all 3 patients, ADC values were lower under the areas of cortical malformation compared with the normal contralateral side. Our findings suggest that there are structural differences in the developing white matter underlying areas of cortical malformation.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology

DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1863

Authors: O.A. Glenn, E.M. Quiroz, J.I. Berman, C. Studholme, D. Xu

Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Language: English

Topic: Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders

Subfield: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: National Institutes of Health, University of California, San Francisco, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Center for Research Resources