Assessment of placental function in complicated pregnancy using advanced MRI (360G-Wellcome-210182_Z_18_Z)

£99,804

Placental insufficiency underlies the major obstetric syndromes of fetal growth restriction (FGR) and pre-eclampsia and accounts for one third of stillbirths in high-income countries. There is an unmet clinical need for a method to properly characterise placental perfusion and determine if and when a placenta is likely to fail. The objective of this work is to develop an imaging method to assess placental function in complicated pregnancy. This work will help us to better understand placenta function in FGR. This project will compare placenta properties from appropriately developing and early-onset growth-restricted pregnancies to understand the differences in the appearance of the placenta in FGR. The key goals of this work are to assess a novel Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging method to measure fetal and maternal placental perfusion. This technique describes an MR signal that models the blood flow properties as they change between the maternal and fetal sides of the placenta. to link this to relevant clinical information including clinical ultrasound markers and fetal MRI. to use these results to establish a comprehensive imaging project for the placenta by providing an in vivo measurement of placenta function to complement information from ultrasound imaging and ex utero microCT.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 99804
Applicant Surname Melbourne
Approval Committee Science Seeds Advisory Panel
Award Date 2017-12-04T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2017/18
Grant Programme: Title Seed Award in Science
Internal ID 210182/Z/18/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Andrew Melbourne
Partnership Value 99804
Planned Dates: End Date 2022-06-01T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2018-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Greater London