New MRI technique may help predict brain injury outcomes in newborns

This study looked at 31 full-term newborns with brain injury from lack of oxygen (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy). Researchers used a special MRI technique called arterial spin labeling to measure blood flow in the brain during the first week of life. The goal was to see if this scan could predict whether the baby would have a good outcome or develop cerebral palsy or die by 3 months of age.