Publication Type Academic Article
Authors Dyke J, Voskrebenzev A, Blatt L, Vogel-Claussen J, Grimm R, Worgall S, Perlman J, Kovanlikaya A
Journal Pediatr Radiol
Volume 53
Issue 6
Pagination 1076-1084
Date Published 02/04/2023
ISSN 1432-1998
Keywords Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Premature Birth
Abstract BACKGROUND: The most common chronic complication of preterm birth is bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), widely referred to as chronic lung disease of prematurity. All current definitions rely on characterizing the disease based on respiratory support level and do not provide full understanding of the underlying cardiopulmonary pathophysiology. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a rapid functional lung imaging technique in premature infants and to quantitate pulmonary ventilation using 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a prospective MRI study of 12 premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using the phase resolved functional lung MRI technique to calculate pulmonary ventilation parameters in preterm infants with and without BPD grade 0/1 (n = 6) and grade 2/3 (n = 6). RESULTS: The total ventilation defect percentage showed a significant difference between groups (16.0% IQR (11.0%,18%) BPD grade 2/3 vs. 8.0% IQR (4.5%,9.0%) BPD grade 0/1, p = 0.01). CONCLUSION: Phase-resolved functional lung MRI is feasible for assessment of ventilation defect percentages in preterm infants and shows regional variation in localized lung function in this population.
DOI 10.1007/s00247-023-05598-6
PubMed ID 36737516
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