Quantifying calcium changes in the fetal spine using quantitative susceptibility mapping as extracted from STAGE imaging.

Cong SunKiarash GhassabanJiaguang SongYufan ChenChao ZhangFeifei QuJinxia ZhuGuang-Bin WangE Mark Haacke

Published in: European radiology (2022)

• Calcium deposition and mineralization in the fetal spine, evaluated by vertebral magnetic susceptibility, increased with advancing gestational age. • Our results provide reference values for calcium content in the fetal spine during the second and third trimesters.

Keyphrases

gestational age
high resolution
birth weight
preterm birth
bone mineral density
physical activity
high density
photodynamic therapy
liquid chromatography
solid phase extraction