T2* Mapping of Placental Oxygenation to Estimate Fetal Cortical and Subcortical Maturation

Emily S Nichols; Sarah Al-Saoud; Barbra de Vrijer; Charles A McKenzie; Roy Eagleson; Sandrine de Ribaupierre; Emma G Duerden

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0456

T2* Mapping of Placental Oxygenation to Estimate Fetal Cortical and Subcortical Maturation

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Feb 5;7(2):e240456. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0456.

Authors

Emily S Nichols^{1

2}, Sarah Al-Saoud^{1

2}, Barbra de Vrijer^{3

4}, Charles A McKenzie^{4

5}, Roy Eagleson^{2

6}, Sandrine de Ribaupierre^{2

4

5

6

7

8}, Emma G Duerden^{1

2

4

9}

Affiliations

¹ Applied Psychology, Faculty of Education, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
² Western Institute for Neuroscience, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
³ Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Division of Maternal, Fetal and Newborn Health, Children's Health Research Institute.
⁵ Medical Biophysics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Clinical Neurological Sciences, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁸ Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
⁹ Biomedical Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

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Plain language summary

This cohort study investigates the association between T2* mapping of placental oxygenation and cortical and subcortical fetal brain volumes in typically developing fetuses scanned longitudinally in the third trimester.

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Placenta* / diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care*