Devasuda Anblagan1, Carolyn Costigan2,
Alain Pitiot3, Tomas Paus2, Zdenka Pausova2,
Nia Wyn Jones4, George Bugg4, Ruta Deshpande4,
Mona S. Moghazy A. Salmam4, Penny Anne Gowland1
1Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance
Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United
Kingdom; 2Brain and Body Centre, University of Nottingham, United
Kingdom; 3School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, United
Kingdom; 4Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, United
Kingdom
This
study aims to investigate the reliability of a MATLAB program designed to
calculate the subcutaneous fat volume in the fetus. It will be employed in a study
investigating macrosomia outcomes in diabetic pregnant mothers. The MR
technique used to assess the foetal growth is Fat Sequences with Water
Suppression where pregnant women were scanned in late pregnancy (after 30th
gestation week) when fetal fat is more visible.