Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
561-05-012 ISMRM Abstract

Early-Pregnancy Multi-Parametric Placental Imaging as a Possible Predictor of Infant Growth Faltering

Primary: Body - Placenta
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Classification and Prediction
561-05-012 · Advanced MR Techniques in Cervical, Genital, Placental, and Fetal Disorders · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row B
Keywords: Placental MRI Machine learning classification Growth Trajectories Anthropometric Early gestation
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Raymi O Ramirez 1, Jennifer Kim2, Carla Janzen3, Sherin U Devaskar2, KyungHyun Sung4,5,6
1David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
2Pediatrics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
3Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
4Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America
5Physics and Biology in Medicine Interdepartmental Program, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, United States of America
6Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, United States of America
Presenting Author: Raymi O Ramirez

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