Longitudinal evaluation of brain development in fetuses with
congenital diaphragmatic hernia on MRI: an original research study
Doaa Emam1,2*, Michael Aertsen3*,
Lennart Van der Veeken1,4, Lucas Fidon, Prachi
Patkee5, Vanessa Kyriakopoulou5, Luc
De Catte1,4, Francesca Russo1,4,
Philippe Demaerel3, Tom
Vercauteren7, Mary Rutherford5, Jan
Deprest1,4,5
1 Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster
Woman and Child, Group Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven University of
Leuven, Belgium
2 Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of
Medicine,Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
3 Department of Imaging and Pathology, Clinical
Department of Radiology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
michael.aertsen@uzleuven.be
4 Clinical Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
5 Centre for the Developing Brain, Division of Imaging
Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Perinatal Imaging and Health,
King’s College London, King’s Health Partners, St.Thomas’ Hospital, 1st
Floor South Wing, London SE1 7EH,UK
6 Institute for Women’s Health, University College
London, London, UK
7School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging
Sciences, King’s College London
* DE and MA contributed equally.