Comprehensive anatomical and quantitative low-field fetal MRI multi-centre study
Motivation: Fetal MRI is an important growing complementary antenatal imaging modality. Recently demonstrated 0.55T fetal MRI has shown to address challenges, such as geometric distortion and limited bore size. However, multi-centre studies and validation in cases with high BMI are required. Goal(s): Validating anatomical and functional fetal MRI at 0.55T in a multi-center study. Approach: Fetal 0.55T data was acquired in controls and clinically recruited participants at two hospitals. Quantitative analysis was performed, and image quality and biometry measures were cross-reported by radiologists at both institutions. Results: Excellent data quality with a high degree of agreement between observers was shown across both sites. Impact: The shown high degree of robustness and agreement in the present multi-centre fetal MRI study at 0.55T paves the way for wider usage - enabling fetal MRI in novel cohorts such as high BMI and late gestation and thus democratizing.
Authors
- Michael Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7377-7767)
- Florian Faschingbauer
- Alena Uus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-2145)
- Jana Hutter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3476-3500)
- Jordina Aviles Verdera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7575-4244)
- Claudius Sebastian Mathy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6834-3355)
- Sophie Arulkumaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4510-1767)
- Sébastien Ourselin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5694-5340)
- Michael Uder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6238-4247)
- Mary Rutherford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-1337)
- Joseph V. Hajnal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2690-5495)
- Sara Neves Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7520-081X)
- Susanne Schulz-Heise
- Sandy Schmidt
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58530/2025/3616
- Primary Topic
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00