Imai K, et al. - In full-term infants with perinatal asphyxia, the diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) abnormalities of the thalamus and basal ganglia were analyzed in this analysis. For the purpose of this investigation, 55 (near) term infants with thalamus and/or basal ganglia injury were involved. Researchers evaluated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings visually and quantitatively calculating apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values. Particularly during the first few days after birth, visual analysis, as well as quantitative evaluation of cerebral MRI after perinatal asphyxia were required. Data reported that by therapeutic hypothermia, the timing of ADC changes was influenced. The thalamus/basal ganglia ADC ratio was lower in infants treated with hypothermia.