Untangling the Maze, Imaging the Fetus
Weizmann Institute of ScienceThere is currently no reliable method for observing the blood flow across the placenta to detect fetal distress. Weizmann scientists have now revealed, in unprecedented detail, the dynamics of fluids within the placenta. They accomplished this by combining two MRI methods and a novel, ultrafast scanning approach: spatiotemporal encoding (SPEN).