Dynamic MRI of the placenta
Great strides have been made recently in advanced placental imaging. The last decade has seen MRI transform our understanding of the placenta. Most early work was interested in snapshot imaging of structure or slow functional changes with gestation. Recent methods are now studying the dynamic in vivo placenta, analysing uterine contractility and modelling the flow properties of the tissue. These are exciting times for placental imaging as we improve our understanding of this enigmatic organ and move towards the development of personalized placental digital twins for the simulation of intervention and outcome.
Authors
- Andrew Melbourne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7667-3947)
- L.J. Salomon
- A.L. David
- VHJ Roberts
- Z. J. Xiao
- A. Peters
- Z. Yuan
- R. Bartin
- J. Chappell
- D. Flouri
- M.C. Schabel
Institutions
- Oregon National Primate Research Center (US)
- Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades (FR)
- King's College London (GB)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- University of Cyprus (CY)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- King's College School (GB)
- Advanced Imaging Research (United States) (US)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Placenta
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2026.04.010
- Primary Topic
- Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions