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Research progress of magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating cerebellar development in preterm infants
GONG He  REN Qingfa  XU Donghao  YIN Zhijie  WANG Jing  XU Lumeng  LI Xianglin 

Cite this article as: GONG H, REN Q F, XU D H, et al. Research progress of magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating cerebellar development in preterm infants[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(4): 182-186. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.04.030.


[Abstract] Preterm infants are defined as newborns born at a gestational age of less than 37 weeks. Although most preterm infants do not have obvious brain structural damage, there is still a higher risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in the later stage. The specific mechanism is not clear, which may be caused by premature birth disrupting the normal brain development process. In recent years, studies on the brain development of preterm infants mainly focus on the cerebrum, the cerebellum also plays an important role in coordinating motor, learning and cognitive functions, but there are relatively few studies on the cerebellar development of preterm infants. MRI is an imaging technique that can provide information about brain volume, function and metabolism in vivo, and it is of great significance for the study of cerebellar development in preterm infants. Therefore, this article reviews the research progress of magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating cerebellar development in preterm infants, with the aim of finding the biomarkers of cerebellar development in preterm infants and providing imaging evidence for the pathophysiological mechanism of cerebellar development in preterm infants.
[Keywords] preterm infants；magnetic resonance imaging；cerebellum；brain development；brain structure；brain function

GONG He1   REN Qingfa2   XU Donghao1   YIN Zhijie2   WANG Jing2   XU Lumeng1   LI Xianglin1*  

1 School of Medical Imaging, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China

2 Department of Radiology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256600, China

Corresponding author: LI X L, E-mail: xlli@bzmc.edu.cn

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2023-12-25
Accepted  2024-04-08
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.04.030
Cite this article as: GONG H, REN Q F, XU D H, et al. Research progress of magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating cerebellar development in preterm infants[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(4): 182-186. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.04.030.

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