Abstract:Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Methods Thirty-two neonatal cases diagnosed as hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in the Neonatal Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanhua University from June 2012 to June 2015 were studied. Routine T1WI, T2WI and DWI examinations were carried out within 72 hours after birth. Results In 72 hours after birth, abnormal high signals were visible in DWI, but only 2 of 32 cases with HIE had abnormal performance in the conventional T1WI and T2WI examinations. Conclusions In the early diagnosis of neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, DWI has higher diagnostic value than conventional T1WI and T2WI.