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World J Radiol. Aug 28, 2014; 6(8): 523-529
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i8.523
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i8.523
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of the fetal brain in utero: Methods and applications
Anat Biegon, Department of Neurology and Radiology, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2565, United States
Chen Hoffmann, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Health Center, Ramat Gan 52622, Israel
Author contributions: Biegon A and Hoffmann C solely contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Anat Biegon, PhD, Professor of Neurology and Radiology, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, 100 Nicols Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2565, United States. anat.biegon@stonybrook.edu
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Received: February 9, 2014
Revised: April 24, 2014
Accepted: June 10, 2014
Published online: August 28, 2014
Processing time: 200 Days and 14.2 Hours
Revised: April 24, 2014
Accepted: June 10, 2014
Published online: August 28, 2014
Processing time: 200 Days and 14.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This review focuses on the budding field of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging and studies of the fetal brain designed to establish normative databases relevant to regional brain growth, connectivity and function and their application to a deeper understanding of the etiology, diagnosis and prognosis of fetal brain pathologies.