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Abstract #0785

Tract-Based Spatial Statistics(TBSS) Investigation of the Development of White Matter Between Twin Infants & Preterm Infants at Term Equivalent Age

Hye Jin Jeong1, So Yeon Shim2, Joon Sup Jeong1, Se Hong Oh1, Sung Yeon Park1, Young Bo Kim1, Zang Hee Cho1

1Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Neuroscience Research Instiute, Namdong-gu, Incheon, Korea, Republic of; 2Gachon University Gil Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Namdong-gu, Incheon, Korea, Republic of

Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) performed spatial normalization for group analysis in brain white matter. Due to the limited size of the mother's womb, twin has a high incidence of the prematurity. We aim to compare the development of brain white matter between preterm infants and twin infants at term gestational age using tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS). According to the voxel-wise analyses there was no significant FA difference between twin infants and preterm infants at term equivalent age.

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