Assessing the feasibility of neonatal chest MRI for bronchopulmonary dysplasia using a standard 1.5-Tesla scanner

Question Can a standard 1.5 T chest MRI protocol performed without anaesthesia reliably image lung abnormalities in neonates with BPD? Findings T2-W PROPELLER sequence provided superior image quality and fewer artefacts compared to the ZTE, especially in depicting fissures and bronchi. Clinical relevance Our BPD-MRI protocol enables safe, radiation-free lung imaging in neonates with severe BPD without requiring anaesthesia. It offers a technically feasible alternative to CT and may support early structural assessment before discharge in routine clinical care.