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Abstract #4848

Assessing placenta injury with anatomical and IVIM-diffusion MRI in a mouse model of intrauterine inflammation

Dan Wu1, Jun Lei2, Solange Eloundou2, and Irina Burd2

1Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, BALTIMORE, MD, United States, 2Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, BALTIMORE, MD, United States

In this study, we investigated the placenta anatomy and function in a mouse model of intrauterine inflammation, using T2-weighted MRI and introvoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MRI to measure placental perfusion. The high-resolution T2-weighted images demonstrated altered placenta anatomy in response to the acute inflammatory injury, which agreed with the histological measurements. IVIM of the mouse placenta was acquired with diffusion-weighted echo-planar imaging in a reduced field-of-view. The pseudo-diffusion fraction (f) and coefficient (D*) fitted from IVIM model indicated reduced perfusion volume (f) and velocity (f·D*) in the injured placentas compared to the shams.

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