Abnormalities of placental development and function result in fetal growth restriction. There is growing interest in understanding placenta structure and function throughout pregnancy to gain better understanding of placenta dysfunction. Advances in technology enables derivation of quantitative indices that reflect tissue microcapillary perfusion and tissue diffusivity from MRI. Despite recent progress, in-vivo diffusion-weighted MRI remains challenging due to long scan times, respiratory motion and low signal-to-noise ratio. Sheep provide a relevant large-scale model for invasive validation studies for MRI measurements. We aimed to improve parameter mapping using Bayesian inference. Bayesian analysis yields improved parameter maps relative to conventional least-squares fitting.
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