Low-Field Combined Diffusion-Relaxation MRI for Mapping Placenta Structure and Function.

Paddy J SlatorJordina Aviles VerderaRaphael Tomi-TricotJoseph V HajnalDaniel C AlexanderJana Hutter

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)

Combined T2*-diffusion placental MRI is reliably achievable at 0.55T. The advantages of lower field strength - such as cost, ease of deployment, increased accessibility and patient comfort due to the wider bore, and increased T2* for larger dynamic ranges - can support the widespread roll out of placental MRI as an adjunct to ultrasound during pregnancy.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
diffusion weighted imaging
case report
computed tomography
high resolution
single molecule
high density