Abstract #1770

T2 relaxometry MRI predicts cerebral palsy in preterm infants

Yi-Shan Tsai¹, Li-Wen Chen², and Feng-Mao Chiu³

¹Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ²Departments of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ³Clinical MR application, Philips Healthcare, Taipei, Taiwan

T2 relaxometry brain MRI could be of prognostic value in preterm infants. The maturation patterns of periventricular white matter differed according to neurodevelopmental outcomes. T2 relaxation values over mid-body periventricular white matter at > 1 month old of corrected age could predict CP. T2 relaxometry brain MRI provides neuroimaging-outcome correlation among preterm infants, especially when interpreted with age-specific and area-selective considerations.

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