In Utero Imaging of the fetus
Research type
Research Study
Full title
In Utero Imaging of the fetus
IRAS ID
264386
Contact name
Paul Griffiths
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Duration of Study in the UK
8 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
Ultrasound scanning is used throughout the country to check for possible problems during pregnancy. Although this technique is good, no medical test is perfect and in some cases it does not provide all the information needed to make a full assessment about the development of an unborn baby. Newer MRI scanners like the ones we are using in this research project are able to scan much more quickly than we could 20 years ago. This is very useful as a baby often moves during the scan and these faster scanners still allow us to take good clear pictures of the baby’s brain and hence sometimes gather more information about possible problems. The overall aim of the project is to find out how and when MRI should be used to improve the information available to parents before birth regarding the health of their baby. In particular, we are concentrating on situations where ultrasound scanning suggests there is a problem with the growth and development of their baby’s brain.
We would like this application to cover a number of different projects each of which have their own specific aims and outcome measures. All of these have been assessed by peer review and grant funding has been obtained.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/NW/0704
Date of REC Opinion
19 Feb 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion