Use of MRI and CT image indexing to assess cerebral injuries in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to explore the application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) image indexing in the assessment of cerebral injury of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) neonate. METHODS The clinical data of 100 HIE children, who were admitted to the Department of Radiology, Xuzhou Children's Hospital, Jiangsu, from June 2013 to June 2014, were statistically analyzed. RESULTS Among the imaging data of 100 HIE children, the detection rate and false negative rate were 91.4% and 8.6%, respectively. The MRI detection rate was 100%. There was significant correlation between clinical indexing and CT indexing and MRI indexing (coefficient of contingency 0.731 and 0.723, P