Toward a Broader Classification of Deep Venous Cerebral Anatomy in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Literature-Based Approach and Its Relevance to Intraventricular Hemorrhage
This study presents a detailed classification of deep cerebral venous anatomy in extremely preterm infants using SWI at 30 and 40 weeks' PMA. Despite observed anatomic variability and maturation, no consistent link was found between venous patterns and GMH-IVH or PHVI. This finding suggests that anatomic variation alone may not strongly influence hemorrhagic injury risk, though limited statistical power may affect this conclusion.
Authors
- Paul Govaert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2011-4529)
- Jeroen Dudink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0446-3646)
- Maarten H. Lequin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7488-1734)
- U. Kizilates
- Fleur A. Camfferman
- Maria-Luisa Tataranno
- M. Benders
Institutions
- ZNA Middelheim Hospital (BE)
- Province of Antwerp (BE)
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (BE)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- Ziekenhuis Groep Twente (NL)
- Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen Stuivenberg (BE)
- Wilhelmina Children's Hospital (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Neuroradiology
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.a8985
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00