Fetal growth restriction and stillbirth: Biomarkers for identifying at risk fetuses

VJ King, L Bennet, PR Stone, A Clark, AJ Gunn… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a major cause of stillbirth, prematurity and impaired
neurodevelopment. Its etiology is multifactorial, but many cases are related to impaired …

The human placenta project: Funded studies, imaging technologies, and future directions

CL Herrera, MJ Kim, QN Do, DM Owen, B Fei… - Placenta, 2023 - Elsevier
The placenta plays a critical role in fetal development. It serves as a multi-functional organ
that protects and nurtures the fetus during pregnancy. However, despite its importance, the …

Antenatal diagnosis of chorioamnionitis: A review of the potential role of fetal and placental imaging

M Hall, J Hutter, N Suff, C Avena Zampieri… - Prenatal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chorioamnionitis is present in up to 70% of spontaneous preterm births. It is defined as an
acute inflammation of the chorion, with or without involvement of the amnion, and is …

Assessing within‐subject rates of change of placental MRI diffusion metrics in normal pregnancy

D Cromb, PJ Slator, M De La Fuente… - Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Studying placental development informs when development is abnormal. Most
placental MRI studies are cross‐sectional and do not study the extent of individual variability …

Preeclampsia Associated Differences in the Placenta, Fetal Brain, and Maternal Heart Can Be Demonstrated Antenatally: An Observational Cohort Study Using MRI

M Hall, A de Marvao, R Schweitzer, D Cromb… - …, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Preeclampsia is a multiorgan disease of pregnancy that has short-and long-
term implications for the woman and fetus, whose immediate impact is poorly understood …

T2*‐Relaxometry MRI to Assess Third Trimester Placental and Fetal Brain Oxygenation and Placental Characteristics in Healthy Fetuses and Fetuses With Congenital …

D Cromb, J Steinweg, J Aviles Verdera… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) has been linked to impaired placental and
fetal brain development. Assessing the placenta and fetal brain in parallel may help further …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of normal pulmonary development using functional magnetic resonance imaging techniques

CL Avena-Zampieri, J Hutter, M Deprez… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND The mainstay of assessment of the fetal lungs in clinical practice is via
evaluation of pulmonary size, primarily using 2D ultrasound and more recently with …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of placental, fetal brain and maternal cardiac structure and function in pre-eclampsia using MRI

M Hall, A de Marvao, R Schweitzer, D Cromb, K Colford… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Pre-eclampsia is a multiorgan disease of pregnancy that has short-and long-
term implications for the woman and fetus, whose immediate impact is poorly understood …

Fetal body organ T2* relaxometry at low field strength (FOREST)

K Payette, AU Uus, JA Verdera, M Hall, A Egloff… - Medical Image …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at low field strengths is an exciting new
field in both clinical and research settings. Clinical low field (0.55 T) scanners are beneficial …

[HTML][HTML] Non-invasive mapping of human placenta microenvironments throughout pregnancy with diffusion-relaxation MRI

PJ Slator, D Cromb, LH Jackson, A Ho, SJ Counsell… - Placenta, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction In-vivo measurements of placental structure and function have the potential to
improve prediction, diagnosis, and treatment planning for a wide range of pregnancy …