ISMRM Workshop on

Unlocking the Potential of Prenatal MRI:

Advances in Fetal Brain, Heart & Placenta Imaging

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08-10 October 2025

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Children's National Research & Innovation Campus, Washington, DC, USA

Preliminary Program

Day 1 - Wednesday, 08 October 2025

07:00

Registration & Speaker Upload Available

08:00

Welcome

T.B.A.

Session 1: Fetal Brain Imaging: Current Trends in Motion Correction, Image Acquisition & Reconstruction

Moderators: Sabah Servaes M.D. & T.B.A.

08:15

Motion Correction in Fetal Brain MRI: Techniques & Results

Jo Hajnal, Ph.D.
King's College London
London, England, UK

08:40

Automated Segmentation & Analysis of the 3D Fetal Brain Imaging

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09:05

Functional MRI of the Fetal Brain

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09:30

Characterizing Normal Fetal Brain Development with MRI

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09:55

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 2: Role of Diffusion MRI in Fetal Brain Imaging

Moderators: Jo Hajnal, Ph.D. & T.B.A.

10:25

Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Fetal Brain: Principles, Potential & Limitations of Promising Technique

T.B.A.

10:50

Reproducibility of In-Utero Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Fetal Brain

Ali Gholipour, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA, USA

11:15

Development of Human White Matter Pathways In Utero

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11:40

Fetal MRI Studies of Animal Models of Neurodevelopmental Disease

Christopher Kroenke, Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University
Beaverton, OR, USA

12:05

FetalGAN: Automated Segmentation of Fetal Functional Brain MRI Using Deep Generative Adversarial Learning & Multi-Scale 3D U-Net

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12:30

Lunch & Speaker Upload Available

Session 3: Fetal Cardiac MRI: Current Status & Challenges for Implementation in Clinical Practice

Moderators: T.B.A.

14:00

Technical Challenges of Fetal Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

T.B.A.

14:25

Motion Mitigation & Compensation in Fetal Cardiac MRI

Joshua F.P. van Amerom, Ph.D.
SickKids Research Institute
Toronto, ON, Canada

14:50

Fetal Cardiac MRI in Clinical Practice: Is It Helpful?

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15:15

Different Cardiac Gating Techniques for Fetal Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Mehdi Hedjazi Moghari, Ph.D.
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV, USA

15:40

Challenges of 4D Flow MRI for Fetal Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

T.B.A.

16:30

Poster Session

17:30

Networking Reception

19:30

Adjourn

Day 2 - Thursday, 09 October 2025

07:00

Registration & Speaker Upload Available

Session 4: 2D, 3D, & 4D Imaging in Fetal Cardiac MRI

Moderators: David Frederick Alden Lloyd, MBChB, MRCPCH, Ph.D. & T.B.A.

08:00

Real-Time Imaging in Fetal Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

T.B.A.

08:25

New Developments in 3D Fetal Cardiac MRI

T.B.A.

08:50

3D+ Time Imaging of the Fetal Heart: Techniques & Potential Applications

T.B.A.

09:15

Can Fetal Cardiac MRI Complement Echocardiography

T.B.A.

09:40

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 5: Development & Physiology of the Placental in Health & Disease

Moderators: Nickie Andescavage, M.D. & Christopher D. Kroenke, Ph.D.

10:10

Human Placental Development & Disease

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10:35

Hemodynamics of the Human Placenta In Utero

T.B.A.

11:00

Fetal Cardiovascular Physiology in Placenta Dysfunction

T.B.A.

11:25

The Influence of the Placenta on Late Cardiovasuclar Health

Janna Morrison, Ph.D.
University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA, Australia

11:50

The Power of Imaging: Real-Time MRI Insights into Placenta Morphology & Functionality

T.B.A.

12:15

Placental Imaging Using Elastography & Diffusion-Weighted Imaging

T.B.A.

12:40

Lunch & Speaker Upload Available

Session 6: Imaging the Developing Placenta: Current Techniques & Future Directions

Moderators: T.B.A.

14:10

Placental Imaging: The Limits of Ultrasound Assessment

T.B.A.

14:35

Optimizing Placental MRI: Conventional Imaging Techniques

T.B.A.

15:00

New Technologies & Innovations for Imaging in Pregnancy

T.B.A.

15:25

Innovations in Placental MRI: Pushing the Boundaries of Imaging Technology

T.B.A.

15:50

Placenta Development in Fetuses with Congenital Heart Disease

Nickie Andescavage, M.D.
Children's National Medical Center
Washington DC, USA

16:45

Poster Session

17:45

Adjourn

Day 3 - Friday, 10 October 2025

07:00

Registration & Speaker Upload Available

Session 7: The Influence of Fetal Congenital Heart Disease on the Developing Brain

Moderators: T.B.A.

08:00

Fetal Brain Development in Congenital Heart Disease: What Do We Know?

T.B.A.

08:25

Prenatal Brain Injury in Congential Heart Disease: Potential Mechanisms & Implications

T.B.A.

08:50

The Relationship Between Structural Brain Abnormalities & Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in CHD

T.B.A.

09:15

Quantifying the Effects of Fetal CHD on Cerebral Oxygen Delivery Using MRI

T.B.A.

09:40

Break & Speaker Upload Available

Session 8: The Brain-Heart-Placenta Axis in Fetuses with Congenital Heart Disease

Moderators: Mehdi Hedjazi Moghari, Ph.D. & T.B.A.

10:20

Translating Novel Prenatal Imaging Methods into Better Outcomes for Patients with CHD

T.B.A.

10:45

Neuroplacentology in Congenital Heart Disease: Placental Connections to Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

T.B.A.

11:10

Putting it All Together: A Comprehensive Exam-Card for MRI of the Placenta, Fetal Heart & Brain

David Frederick Alden Lloyd, Ph.D., MBChB, MRCPCH
King's College London
London, England, UK

11:35

Fetal Brain & Placental MRI Findings in Pregnancies Complicated by Fetal CHD

T.B.A.

12:00

Closing Ceremony

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Boxed Lunch & Adjourn