Brainstem and cerebellar differences and their association with neurobehavior in term small-for-gestational-age fetuses assessed by fetal MRI

Brain stem and cerebellar morphometric measurements are significantly different in term SGA fetuses, which are associated significantly with their neurobehavioral outcome. This finding supports the existence of brain microstructural changes in SGA fetuses and lays the basis for potential image biomarkers to detect fetuses who are at risk.