White matter microstructural differences identified using multi-shell diffusion imaging in six-year-old children born very preterm

Introduction The underlying microstructural properties of white matter differences in children born very preterm (
Highlights • Children born VPT have lower FA and higher MD, RD, and ODI in white matter regions. • Higher ODI in the corona radiata was associated with perinatal white matter lesions. • Associations were found between FA and NDI with outcomes in the children born VPT. • NODDI metrics aid interpretation of white matter differences in children born VPT.