Research progress in placental microvascular imaging technology
10.3760/cma.j.cn131148-20240729-00413
- VernacularTitle:胎盘微血管成像技术研究进展
- Author:
Hairui WANG
1
;
Jiancheng HAN
1
;
Yihua HE
1
Author Information
1. 首都医科大学附属北京安贞医院，胎儿心脏病母胎医学中心，北京100029
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Placental microvascular imaging;
Placenta;
Placental villous tree;
Placental blood perfusion
- From:
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
2025;34(2):180-184
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The placenta is a regulator of maternal-fetal circulation，regulating nutrient and waste exchange，endocrine function，and immune response. The placental vascular structure is the basis of the placental exchange function and the key to maternal-fetal circulation. Placental vascular changes may affect fetal growth and cardiovascular development，and even the origin of postnatal health and disease. The placenta is crucial in fetal growth and development and future health，but our understanding of placental vascular structure is still insufficient. This article reviews the imaging methods and progress of placental imaging，focusing on the placental microvascular imaging technology，which aims to provide a method reference for prenatal evaluation and monitoring of placental vascular structure by realizing the visualization of placental vascular structure. Based on this new technology，it is expected to provide new ideas for the study of the hemodynamic mechanisms of fetal growth and cardiovascular development in the future.
