[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the fetal lungs in utero

CL Avena-Zampieri, J Hutter, M Rutherford… - American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antenatal diagnosis of abnormal pulmonary development has improved significantly over
recent years because of progress in imaging techniques. Two-dimensional ultrasound is the …

Fetal lung MRI and features predicting post-natal outcome: a scoping review of the current literature

E Whitby, T Gaunt - The British Journal of Radiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The outcome for infants with fetal lung pathologies not only depends on the nature of the
pathology, but the impact it has on the developing lungs. The main prognostic factor is the …

Fetal MRI at 3 T: principles to optimize success

F Machado-Rivas, MC Cortes-Albornoz, O Afacan… - Radiographics, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Fetal MRI has emerged as a cornerstone of prenatal imaging, helping to establish the
correct diagnosis in pregnancies affected by congenital anomalies. In the past decade, 3 T …

[HTML][HTML] Reproducibility of 2D versus 3D radiomics for quantitative assessment of fetal lung development: a retrospective fetal MRI study

ML Watzenboeck, BH Heidinger, J Rainer… - Insights into …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the reproducibility of radiomics features extracted from two-
dimensional regions of interest (2D ROIs) versus whole lung (3D) ROIs in repeated in-vivo …

Microvascular perfusion of the placenta, developing fetal liver, and lungs assessed with intravoxel incoherent motion imaging

A Jakab, RL Tuura, R Kottke… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background In utero intravoxel incoherent motion magnetic resonance imaging (IVIM‐MRI)
provides a novel method for examining microvascular perfusion fraction and diffusion in the …

Highlights on MRI of the fetal body

L Manganaro, A Antonelli, S Bernardo, F Capozza… - La radiologia …, 2018 - Springer
Fetal MRI is a level III diagnostic tool performed subsequently a level II prenatal ultrasound
(US), in cases of inconclusive ultrasonographic diagnosis or when a further investigation is …

Physiological assessment of the fetal body using MRI: current uses and potential directions

T Gaunt, M Sokolska - The British Journal of Radiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
MRI assessment of the fetus using fast T2-weighted sequences is well established in
defining alterations in fetal anatomy and structure, as a biomarker for disease, and in some …

Simultaneous motion and distortion correction using dual‐echo diffusion‐weighted MRI

O Afacan, WS Hoge, TE Wallace… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Geometric distortions resulting from large
pose changes reduce the accuracy of motion measurements and interfere with the ability to …

Fetal echoplanar imaging: promises and challenges

O Afacan, JA Estroff, E Yang… - Topics in Magnetic …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been gaining increasing interest in both
clinical radiology and research. Echoplanar imaging (EPI) offers a unique potential, as it can …

IntraVoxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) MRI of fetal lung and kidney: Can the perfusion fraction be a marker of normal pulmonary and renal maturation?

G Ercolani, S Capuani, A Antonelli, A Camilli… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the use of IntraVoxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) MRI in the study of
microstructural tissue changes occurring in fetal lung and kidney during gestation. Methods …