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The results concluded that IVIM magnetic resonance imaging could potentially provide a novel method for examining microvascular perfusion and diffusion in the developing human foetus.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Key points<\/strong><\/span>:<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Foetal IVIM imaging portrays foetal organ and placental microvascular perfusion<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Repeatability of IVIM-derived values are moderate for the placenta, foetal lungs and liver<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Current protocols do not allow repeatable foetal brain and kidney IVIM measurements<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Foetal IVIM imaging requires advanced image post-processing and analysis<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Article<\/strong><\/span>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eurradiolexp.springeropen.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s41747-017-0031-4\" target=\"_blank\">Intra-voxel incoherent motion MRI of the living human foetus: technique and test\u2013retest repeatability<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Authors<\/strong><\/span>: Andr\u00e1s Jakab, Ruth Tuura, Raimund Kottke, Christian J Kellenberger and Ianina Scheer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aim of this study was to test the within-subject (test\u2013retest) reproducibility of the perfusion fraction, diffusion coefficient, and pseudo-diffusion coefficient measurements in various foetus organs and in the placenta based on the intra-voxel incoherent motion (IVIM) principle. 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