Studies on the Value of Diffusion‐Weighted MR Imaging in the Early Prediction of Periventricular Leukomalacia

Abstract

Symmetrical, diffuse hyperintensity in both lateral periventricular white matter on DWI was the earliest sign of PVL in premature infants. Imaging abnormalities provided by DWI had a close correlation with the results obtained by conventional MRI performed at the advanced stage of PVL, which suggests that DWI may be an important sequence for the early evaluation of cerebral white matter injury as well as for the prediction of PVL occurrence in premature infants.