Hutter, Jana;
Slator, Paddy J;
Avena Zampieri, Carla;
Hall, Megan;
Rutherford, Mary;
Story, Lisa;
(2022)
Multi-modal MRI reveals changes in placental function following preterm premature rupture of membranes.
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
10.1002/mrm.29483.
(In press).
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Abstract
PURPOSE: Preterm premature rupture of membranes complicates up to 40% of premature deliveries. Fetal infection may occur in the absence of maternal symptoms, delaying diagnosis and increasing morbidity and mortality. A noninvasive antenatal assessment of early signs of placental inflammation is therefore urgently required. METHODS: Sixteen women with preterm premature rupture of membranes < 34 weeks gestation and 60 women with uncomplicated pregnancies were prospectively recruited. A modified diffusion-weighted spin-echo single shot EPI sequence with a diffusion preparation acquiring 264 unique parameter combinations in < 9 min was obtained on a clinical 3 Tesla MRI scanner. The data was fitted to a 2-compartment T 2 * $$ {\mathrm{T}}_2^{\ast } $$ -intravoxel incoherent motion model comprising fast and slowly circulating fluid pools to obtain quantitative information on perfusion, density, and tissue composition. Z values were calculated, and correlation with time from between the rupture of membranes and the scan, gestational age at delivery, and time between scan and delivery assessed. RESULTS: Placental T 2 * $$ {\mathrm{T}}_2^{\ast } $$ was significantly reduced in preterm premature rupture of membranes, and the 2-compartmental model demonstrated that this decline is mainly linked to the perfusion component observed in the placental parenchyma. Multi-modal MRI measurement of placental function is linked to gestational age at delivery and time from membrane rupture. CONCLUSION: More complex models and data acquisition can potentially improve fitting of the underlying etiology of preterm birth compared with individual single-contrast models and contribute to additional insights in the future. This will need validation in larger cohorts. A multi-modal MRI acquisition between rupture of the membranes and delivery can be used to measure placental function and is linked to gestational age at delivery.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Multi-modal MRI reveals changes in placental function following preterm premature rupture of membranes |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/mrm.29483 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29483 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Diffusion MRI, Relaxometry, pregnancy, preterm birth |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10158176 |
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