Meeting Banner
Abstract #4577

Qualitative and Quantitative analysis of placental function to characterize pathophysiology in congenital heart disease (CHD)

Johannes Klaus Steinweg1, Grace Tin Yan Hui2, Milou van Poppel1, Kathleen Colford2, David Lloyd1, Reza Razavi1, Kuberan Pushparajah1, Mary A Rutherford2, and Jana Hutter2
1Cardiovascular Imaging, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, 2Perinatal Imaging & Health, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is the most frequent congenital defect and varies widely in severity and subtype. The antenatal diagnosis of the severity is of key importance to plan delivery and treatment. The shared developmental pathways and close functional links with the fetal heart may lead to placental dysfunction that in turn may alter the in-utero environment to the detriment of mother and fetus. Hence, assessment of placental function delivers crucial complementary information to characterize pathophysiology in CHD. This study employs high-resolution whole-placental T2* relaxometry in 75 women (40 diagnosed with a fetus with CHD) to phenotype placental function.

How to access this content:

For one year after publication, abstracts and videos are only open to registrants of this annual meeting. Registrants should use their existing login information. Non-registrant access can be purchased via the ISMRM E-Library.

After one year, current ISMRM & ISMRT members get free access to both the abstracts and videos. Non-members and non-registrants must purchase access via the ISMRM E-Library.

After two years, the meeting proceedings (abstracts) are opened to the public and require no login information. Videos remain behind password for access by members, registrants and E-Library customers.

Click here for more information on becoming a member.

Keywords