The human placenta project: Funded studies, imaging technologies, and future directions.
Placenta
; 142: 27-35, 2023 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37634371
The placenta plays a critical role in fetal development. It serves as a multi-functional organ that protects and nurtures the fetus during pregnancy. However, despite its importance, the intricacies of placental structure and function in normal and diseased states have remained largely unexplored. Thus, in 2014, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development launched the Human Placenta Project (HPP). As of May 2023, the HPP has awarded over $101 million in research funds, resulting in 41 funded studies and 459 publications. We conducted a comprehensive review of these studies and publications to identify areas of funded research, advances in those areas, limitations of current research, and continued areas of need. This paper will specifically review the funded studies by the HPP, followed by an in-depth discussion on advances and gaps within placental-focused imaging. We highlight the progress within magnetic reasonance imaging and ultrasound, including development of tools for the assessment of placental function and structure.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Placentarias
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Complicaciones del Embarazo
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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En
Revista:
Placenta
Año:
2023
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Article
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Países Bajos