Systematic evaluation of velocity‐selective arterial spin labeling settings for placental perfusion measurement

• Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine Vol. 84; no. 4; pp. 1828 - 1843
• Main Authors: Harteveld, Anita A., Hutter, Jana, Franklin, Suzanne L., Jackson, Laurence H., Rutherford, Mary, Hajnal, Joseph V., Osch, Matthias J. P., Bos, Clemens, De Vita, Enrico
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: arterial spin labeling (ASL); Arteries; Blood flow; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Dependence; Evaluation; Female; Full Papers—Imaging Methodology; Humans; Image contrast; Image processing; Labeling; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Measurement methods; Parameters; Perfusion; Placenta; Placenta - diagnostic imaging; placental function; Pregnancy; Spin labeling; Spin Labels; Subgroups; Velocity; velocity‐selective arterial spin labeling; placental function; magnetic resonance imaging; perfusion; velocity-selective arterial spin labeling; arterial spin labeling (ASL)

Purpose Placental function is key for successful human pregnancies. Perfusion may be a sensitive marker for the in vivo assessment of placental function. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI enables noninvasive measurement of tissue perfusion and it was recently suggested that ASL with velocity‐selectiv...