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High field MRI at 12 Tesla (12T) is markedly more sensitive to detect early white matter injury than is lower field MRI at 3 Tesla (3T). At high field, injury to the immature white matter appears as a broad dark black area (arrow) that is not readily appreciated at low field (arrow, 3T). Note that the high field MRI studies were done with a research scanner that cannot currently be used for patients. Future studies are needed to determine if lower field MRI scanners, that are used for patients, can be adapted to achieve greater sensitivity to detect early injury to the white matter of the premature human infant.
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Oregon Health & Science University
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