Developing preclinical imaging techniques in the field of preeclampsia is essential to test the effectiveness of new therapeutic approaches. We applied T2* weighted and three-dimensional dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in a pregnant rat model of reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP) to test their feasibility and ability to detect differences in placental oxygenation and perfusion in RUPP rats compared to control. These techniques produced high-quality data that enabled the assessment of oxygenation and perfusion parameters. Oxygenation was decreased in RUPP placenta; however, perfusion parameters did not reveal differences, which requires further investigations.
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