Maria Deprez

Dec 19, 2023 | ejog.org | Jana Hutter |Alena Uus |Carla L. Avena-Zampieri |Maria Deprez |Kelly Payette |Megan Hall | +7 more

Highlights•An MRI based approach and application of deformable slice-to-volume reconstruction is feasible for characterisation of preterm lung development. •Mean T2* values were lower in the preterm cohort than in controls. •Alterations in pulmonary development associated with preterm birth may commence in the antenatal period.

Mar 16, 2023 | ajogmfm.org | Jana Hutter |Maria Deprez

AbstractBackgroundThe mainstay of assessment of the fetal lungs in clinical practice is via evaluation of pulmonary size, primarily using 2D ultrasound and more recently with anatomical MRI. The emergence of advanced MR techniques such as T2* relaxometry in combination with the latest motion correction post-processing tools now facilitates assessment of the metabolic activity/perfusion of fetal pulmonary tissue in vivo.