Table 2.
Categories used to classify structural MRI findings.
Category | Radiological findings on MRI |
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C1 | No abnormality. |
C2 | Minimal abnormality, such as subependymal hemorrhage or mineralization (e.g. sequelae of germinal matrix hemorrhage) with or without mild ventriculomegaly, with or without mild IVH. |
C3 | Moderate to severe ventriculomegaly, with or without IVH |
C4 | Parenchymal abnormality, including evidence of gray and/or white matter injury due to hemorrhage or ischemia, with or without IVH. |
C5 | Congenital malformation (excluded from further analyses) |