Initial Application of Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging in Evaluating Brain Development of Healthy Preterm Infants

Jingjing Shi; Liwen Chang; Jian Wang; Shun Zhang; Yihao Yao; Shuixia Zhang; Rifeng Jiang; Linying Guo; Hanxiong Guan; Wenzhen Zhu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154146

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Initial Application of Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging in Evaluating Brain Development of Healthy Preterm Infants

Jingjing Shi,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Liwen Chang,

Affiliation Department ofneonatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Jian Wang,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Shun Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Yihao Yao,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Shuixia Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Rifeng Jiang,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Linying Guo,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Hanxiong Guan ,

* E-mail: hxguan@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn (HXG); zhuwenzhen@hotmail.com (WZZ)

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Wenzhen Zhu

* E-mail: hxguan@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn (HXG); zhuwenzhen@hotmail.com (WZZ)

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Initial Application of Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging in Evaluating Brain Development of Healthy Preterm Infants

Jingjing Shi,
Liwen Chang,
Jian Wang,
Shun Zhang,
Yihao Yao,
Shuixia Zhang,
Rifeng Jiang,
Linying Guo,
Hanxiong Guan,
Wenzhen Zhu

Published: April 21, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154146

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