?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Anisotropy+in+the+Human+Placenta+in+Pregnancies+Complicated+by+Fetal+Growth+Restriction&rft.creator=Slator%2C+PJ&rft.creator=Ho%2C+A&rft.creator=Bakalis%2C+S&rft.creator=Jackson%2C+L&rft.creator=Chappell%2C+LC&rft.creator=Alexander%2C+DC&rft.creator=Hajnal%2C+JV&rft.creator=Rutherford%2C+M&rft.creator=Hutter%2C+J&rft.description=The+placenta+has+a+unique+structure%2C+which+enables+the+transfer+of+oxygen+and+nutrients+from+the+mother+to+the+developing+fetus.+Abnormalities+in+placental+structure+are+associated+with+major+complications+of+pregnancy%3B+for+instance%2C+changes+in+the+complex+branching+structures+of+fetal+villous+trees+are+associated+with+fetal+growth+restriction.+Diffusion+MRI+has+the+potential+to+measure+such+fine+placental+microstructural+details.+Here%2C+we+present+in-vivo+placental+diffusion+MRI+scans+from+controls+and+pregnancies+complicated+by+fetal+growth+restriction.+We+find+that+after+30+weeks%E2%80%99+gestation+fractional+anisotropy+is+significantly+higher+in+placentas+associated+with+growth+restricted+pregnancies.+This+shows+the+potential+of+diffusion+MRI+derived+measures+of+anisotropy+for+assessing+placental+function+during+pregnancy.&rft.publisher=Springer&rft.contributor=%C3%96zarslan%2C+E&rft.contributor=Schultz%2C+T&rft.contributor=Zhang%2C+E&rft.contributor=Fuster%2C+A&rft.date=2021-02-11&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A+%C3%96zarslan%2C+E+and+Schultz%2C+T+and+Zhang%2C+E+and+Fuster%2C+A%2C+(eds.)+Anisotropy+Across+Fields+and+Scales.+Mathematics+and+Visualization.++(pp.+pp.+263-276).++Springer%3A+Cham%2C+Switzerland.+(2021)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10102896%2F1%2FSlator_2021_Chapter_AnisotropyInTheHumanPlacentaIn.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10102896%2F&rft.rights=open