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The human brain is not one solid mass. Buried within its gray and white matter are a series of four interconnected chambers, called ventricles, which produce cerebrospinal fluid. These ventricles are readily apparent on the fetal ultrasounds that have become the standard of prenatal care in the United States and most developed countries around the […]
Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD, directs Children’s National Developing Brain Research Laboratory in the Division of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology.
Advanced noninvasive imaging permitted Children’s National Health System researchers to measure the lasting impact of abnormalities in blood flow on the immature brains of premature babies. Blood flow to the brain, or perfusion, has been studied previously to understand its role in other health conditions, but this is the first time a research team has […]
Premature birth can interrupt a key period of brain development that occurs in the third trimester, which has the potential to impact a child’s long-term learning, language, and social skills. A recent case-control study published in The Journal of Pediatrics applied diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging (DTI) to zoom in on the microstructures comprising the […]
McGill Publications has awarded Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., director of the Developing Brain Research Laboratory at Children’s National Health System, with a Medicine Alumni Global Award. She is receiving the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy Alumni Award of Merit. This award is given annually.
If it does not jeopardize the health of the pregnant mother or her fetus, pregnancies should be carried as close to full term as possible to avoid vulnerable preemies experiencing a delay in brain development, study results published October 28 in Pediatrics indicate. Some 15 million infants around the world – and 1 in 10 American […]
Common, lifelong health conditions like diabetes and hypertension have footprints that can be traced back to the womb. With advanced fetal MRI we seek to understand as much as possible about brain development during the time in utero. Non-invasive imaging technology helps us to identify signs of abnormal fetal development that may facilitate earlier diagnoses […]
A research team worked out complex algorithms to account for independent fetal and placental motions, to erase those noise artifacts, and to validate the accuracy of the technique.
What’s Known The placenta plays an essential role in the growth of a healthy fetus and, among other critical tasks, it ferries in oxygen and nutrients. During pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction (FGR), the failing placenta cannot support the developing fetus adequately. FGR is a major cause of stillbirth and death, and newborns who […]
What’s Known Congenital heart disease (CHD), a structural problem with the heart at birth, is the most common birth defect and impacts 8 of every 1,000 newborns. While many infants with mild disease require no intervention, others have complex CHD that necessitates specialized treatment shortly after birth. Complex defects change how blood flows through the […]
Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD, directs Children’s National Developing Brain Research Laboratory in the Division of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology.
