title: Brain magnetic resonance imaging in infants with surgical necrotizing enterocolitis or spontaneous intestinal perforation versus medical necrotizing enterocolitis.
abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was performed in 26 preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) or spontaneous intestinal perforation at term equivalent age. Infants with surgical NEC or spontaneous intestinal perforation had significantly more brain injury on magnetic resonance imaging compared with infants with medical NEC, even after adjustment for confounders.
authors.affiliation: Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. Electronic address: stephanie.merhar@cchmc.org.
authors.forename: Stephanie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Merhar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
authors.forename: Yanerys
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
authors.forename: Jareen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meinzen-Derr
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
authors.forename: Beth M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kline-Fath
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
keywords: BPD; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; FSE; Fast-spin echo; GA; Gestational age; MRI; MV; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mechanical ventilation; NEC; NICU; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Neonatal intensive care unit; SGA; SIP; Small for gestational age; Spontaneous intestinal perforation