Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition

Fetal and Neonatal Imaging

Digital Poster

Pediatrics

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Digital Posters Row C

16:00 - 16:55

Session Number: 562-05

No CME/CE Credit

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The Fetal and Neonatal Neuroimaging session will highlight emerging research in fetal and newborn imaging, including advances in scanner hardware and the development of specialized post-processing tools tailored to these early-life populations. Presentations will feature data acquired across multiple field strengths, including 7T, and will cover a range of imaging modalities.

Skill Level: Advanced

		562-05-001. Multi-Organ Volumetric Growth Trajectories in Fetuses with Hydronephrosis Junwei Huang, Kasidit Anmahapong, Haoxiang Li, Mingxuan Liu, Juncheng Zhu, Hongjia Yang, YIJIN LI, Yingqi Hao, Fenglin Jia, Yi Liao, Haibo Qu, Qiyuan Tian Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Impact: In this case-control study, hydronephrotic fetuses exhibited significant renal pelvis dilation and increased brain, liver and placental volumes, suggesting potential impact of hydronephrosis on global fetal development.
		562-05-002. Early Music Exposure Enhances Claustrum Microstructural Maturation in Preterm Infants: Evidence from Diffusion MRI Kinkini Bhadra, Andrew Boehringer, Cecilia Naboni, Milena Apostolova, Manuela Filippa, Joana Sa de Almeida, Petra Hüppi Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Geneva, Switzerland Impact: We demonstrate that early structured music exposure may accelerate claustrum maturation in preterm infants, enhancing its microstructural organization. These findings highlight music as a promising, non-invasive intervention to support subcortical development and mitigate neurodevelopmental vulnerabilities associated with premature birth.
		562-05-003. RF Safety Evaluation of Infant Neuroimaging at 5.0 T Zhujun Li, Miaomiao Wang, Pengxuan Bai, SHAOXIN xiang, jian Yang Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China Impact: This study provides the first quantitative evidence that 5 T infant neuro-MRI can be performed safely, supporting clinical translation of ultra-high-field systems and informing sequence optimization and RF-safety supervision for pediatric imaging.
		562-05-004. Quantitative MRI Biomarkers Reveal Spatiotemporal Patterns of Fetal Adipose Tissue Development and Brown-to-White Fat Convers Shuzhen Ma, Yuchen Liu, Chunran Yang, Hongbo Pu, Yangmei Pu, Zaihang Yin, Min Kang Sichuan Provincial Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Chengdu, China Impact: This study provides novel insights into the spatiotemporal dynamics of fetal adipose tissue development and the transition from brown adipose tissue to white adipose tissue, which helps early identification and precision management of metabolic health risks during fetal development.
		562-05-005. Development of Structure-Function Coupling in the Very Preterm Newborn Brain and Effects of Early Music Exposure Andrew Boehringer, Joana Sa de Almeida, Arben Miftari, Elda Fischi-Gomez, Manon Durand-Ruel, Dimitri Van De Ville, Petra Hüppi University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland Impact: Structure-function relationship matures during preterm development towards adult-like patterns through term-equivalent-age. This maturation exceeds that of full-term infants, and is further enhanced by early music exposure, suggesting early environmental impacts on structure-function maturation.
		562-05-006. Towards real-time navigation in diagnostic fetal brain MRI Ramya Muthukrishnan, Paul wighton, Robert Frost, Andre van der Kouwe, Aryn Lee, Elfar Adalsteinsson, Patricia Grant, Polina Golland, Borjan Gagoski Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States of America Impact: We present a feedback loop system for automated prescription of imaging slices that account for the fetal head motion in real time. This work promises to significantly improve radiological assessments, reduce scan time, and alleviate pregnant patients’ discomfort.
		562-05-007. White Matter Development Following Maternal Iron Supplementation: A Diffusion MRI Study of Intravenous versus Oral Iron Douglas Dean, Virupaxi Hattiholi, Mahesh Kamate, Moriah Thomason, Kiran Talekar, Anmol Patted, Simal Thind, Jesse Bradford-Rogers, Danielle DeSantis, Umesh Charantimath, Manjunath Somannavar, S Yogeshkumar, Rebecca Hartman, Benjamin Leiby, Roopa Bellad, Zubair Aghai, Michael Georgieff, Shivaprasad Goudar, Mrutyunjaya Bellad, Richard Derman University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, United States of America Impact: This study provides evidence that maternal iron supplementation formulation influences infant white matter microstructural development. Findings suggest intravenous iron supplementation may optimize iron delivery during critical neurodevelopmental periods, informing clinical guidelines for managing iron deficiency in vulnerable populations worldwide.
		562-05-008. Clinical Feasibility of NeSVoR 3D Fetal Brain Reconstruction Across Realistic Fetal Motion Yuchen Liu, Shuzhen Ma, Huilou Liang, Yuhui Xiong, Bing Wu, Min Kang GE HealthCare MR Research, Beijing, China Impact: This study validates NeSVoR using real in vivo fetal motion, filling gaps left by synthetic motion tests. It quantifies reconstruction stability across clinical motion intensities, advancing algorithm generalizability, guiding MRI acquisition, and ensuring reliable fetal brain imaging for clinical use.
		562-05-009. Lac/NAA Ratio Threshold Using sLASER-144 Single-Voxel MRS and ADC Scores in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Hennie Kuipers, Martine C.M. Lagerweij, Jochen A.C. van Osch, Isabell Steinseifer, Leo Kluijtmans, Laura de Jong, Martijn Boomsma, Susanne Mulder-de Tollenaer Isala Hospital, Zwolle, Netherlands Impact: Early follow-up–based Lac/NAA cutoffs from sLASER-144 MRS provide neonatologists with greater certainty, as elevated ratios can confirm metabolic brain injury. When used alongside ADC values, Lac/NAA serves as a complementary parameter to improve prognostic accuracy and guide early interventions.
		562-05-010. T2* based Functional Mapping of the neonatal brain using Echo Planar Time-resolved Imaging at 7 Tesla Courtney Ormrod, David Leitão, Daniel West, Antonia Massmann, Jucha Willers Moore, Inka Granlund, Lucy Billimoria, Pierluigi Di Cio, Philippa Bridgen, Alexandra Bonthrone, Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh, Jo Hajnal, Jian Wu, Zijing Dong, Fuyixue Wang, Tomoki Arichi, Shaihan Malik King's College London, London, United Kingdom Impact: We demonstrate task-elicited changes in T2* using EPTI at ultra-high field in infants for the first time. This more quantitative functional measurement enables robust inter-subject analysis and can advance understanding of early neonatal neurovascular development.
		562-05-011. Diffusion Tensor MRI Thermometry in Preterm Neonates: Validation of a CSF-Based Model Toward Fetal Temperature Estimation Nahla Elsaid, Nickie Andescavage, Catherine Limperopoulos Children's National Hospital, Washington DC, United States of America Impact: We demonstrated the first phase of validation of fetal diffusion-based thermometry using preterm CSF, a surrogate for fetal CSF. This can facilitate the transition to fetal diffusion-based thermometry and future noninvasive quantitative monitoring of fetal temperature, thereby enhancing fetal-maternal safety.
		562-05-012. First in-vivo brain MRI of an awake infant on a compact helium-free 1.5T pediatric scanner Anne Slawig, Peter Hömmen, Alexander Gussew, Stefan Röll, Roland Haase, Walter Wohlgemuth Medical Physics Group, University Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Radiology, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Germany Impact: Bedside MRI of awake infants is feasible using the compact helium-free 1.5T pediatric scanner. Diagnostic image quality without sedation enables safe, flexible neuroimaging directly next to pediatric ICU, reducing transport risks and expanding access to radiation-free imaging in vulnerable patients.
		562-05-013. First External Validation of Automated Slice-to-Volume Reconstruction and Automated Lung Volumetry in Fetal MR Imaging Rabea Klaar, Sara Neves Silva, Gloria Biechele, Sarah Schlaeger, Alina Priller, Alena Uus, Jana Hutter, Sophia Stoecklein LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany Impact: The clinical validation of automated pipelines for accurate slice-to-volume reconstruction, lung segmentation and volumetry of motion-corrupted fetal MRI-scans, demonstrated here in 37 cases, is a crucial step to identify the potential of the inclusion of these pipelines in clinical workflows.
		562-05-014. GABA Measurements with and without Macromolecule Suppression in the Neonatal Brain Steve Hui, Nickie Andescavage, Kushal Kapse, Muhammad Saleh, Richard AE Edden, Catherine Limperopoulos Children's National Hospital, Washington DC, United States of America Impact: To our knowledge, this is the first study to report co-edited macromolecules that contaminate GABA+ measurements using MEGA-PRESS in the neonatal brain. Results offer a better understanding of the severity of co-editing impact and provide insight into developing correction methods.
		562-05-015. Multi-echo spiral acquisition for rapid, sub-millimetre neonatal R2* whole brain mapping at 7T David Leitão, Chiara Casella, Antonia Massmann, Jucha Willers Moore, Alena Uus, Inka Granlund, Lucy Billimoria, Ines Tomazinho, Pierluigi Di Cio, Philippa Bridgen, Alexandra Bonthrone, Jonathon O'Muircheartaigh, Jo Hajnal, Tomoki Arichi, Shaihan Malik King's College London, London, United Kingdom Impact: This study demonstrates rapid, sub-millimetre neonatal R2* mapping at 7T using multi-echo spiral imaging. The method enables whole-brain quantitative mapping within minutes, advancing ultra-high field neonatal MRI for studying early brain microstructure and developmental or pathological alterations.