Feasibility of performing Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent MRI of the placenta.
- Conditions
- Placental functionplacental oxygenation10035129
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 14
- Singleton, uncomplicated pregnancy between 28 and 34 weeks of gestation
- Understanding of Dutch in speaking and reading
- Signed informed consent (willingness to participate in the study)
- Minimal age of 18 years
- Unknown or uncertain gestational age
- Congenital anomalies detected by ultrasound
- Multiple pregnancy
- (Gestational) diabetes
- Preeclampsia or fetal growth restriction
- Claustrophobia (because of the necessity to be in an MRI chamber)
- Inability to give informed consent (e.g. mentally impaired)
- Women with a pacemaker, cochlear implants, neurostimulator or subcutaneous
insulin pump (contraindications for MRI).
- Not willing to be informed about incidental findings following the
performance of the MRI
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The percentage of participants with successful BOLD MRI.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Not applicable.</p><br>