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Regional white matter microstructure in very preterm infants: Predictors and 7 year outcomes Deanne K. Thompson a,b,*, Katherine J. Lee a,c, Gary F. Egan b,d, Simon K. Warfield e, Lex W. Doyle a,f, Peter J. Anderson a,c and Terrie E. Inder a,g a

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, Vic, Australia Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Vic, Australia c Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Vic, Australia d Monash Biomedical Imaging, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia e Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA f Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Royal Women’s Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Vic, Australia g Department of Pediatrics, St Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA b

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The aims of this study were to investigate regional white matter microstructural differ-

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ences between very preterm (VPT) (