My research applies pulmonary imaging to diagnose, measure, and predict outcomes in pulmonary diseases across the lifespan. [...] My research includes applying 129Xe MRI and CT to measure lung function changes in relation to poor quality of life in adults with long- COVID. [...] I have recently focused on fetal imaging to track lung development in cases of pulmonary hypoplasia in-utero. [...] The RSF Assembly connects scientists such as myself to other scientists and clinicians with a deep understanding of the underlying physical processes of disease and dysfunction. [...] We aimed to use diffusion-weighted MRI to measure microstructural changes in fetuses with pulmonary hypoplasia. [...] ADC was lower in participants with oligohydramnios (0.0021mm2/s) compared to controls (0.0024mm2/s, p=.04). [...] CDH fetuses had lower ADC in ipsilateral compared to contralateral lungs in five of nine participants. Conclusion: ADC increased with gestational age, demonstrating sensitivity to development. [...] fetus with left diaphragmatic eventration and low ipsilateral ADC, D) a 21-week G. A. [...] fetus with renal agenesis, showing low ADC, E (contralateral) and F) a 34-week G. A. [...] fetus with left CDH with lower ADC on the ipsilateral side Fetal Imaging of Abnormal Lung Microstructure in Pulmonary Hypoplasia Please follow us on LinkedIn and X @ATS_RSF
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