Abstract #0577

Quantitative Perfusion Measurements of the Human Placenta with FAIR and pCASL Arterial Spin Labeling at 3T: Initial Feasibility

Quyen N. Do¹, Christina Herrera², Matthew A. Lewis¹, Yin Xi^1,3, Catherine Y. Spong², Diane M. Twickler^1,2, and Ananth J. Madhuranthakam^1,4

¹Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, ²Obstetrics and Gynecology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, ³Population and Data Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, ⁴Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States

Quantitative measurement of placental perfusion is important for the assessment of placental function. We have developed and optimized a non-contrast perfusion MR imaging technique utilizing pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (pCASL) to quantitatively measure human placental perfusion at 3T. Placental perfusion was also assessed using flow-sensitive alternating inversion recovery (FAIR). The average placental blood flow (108±47 mL/100g/min) was comparable to published literature values.

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