PaPI 2012 - 2012 International Workshop on Perinatal and Paediatric Imaging

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers from the wider field of perinatal and paediatric imaging, to help bridge the gap between antenatal, obstetric, and neonatal healthcare (within the so-called perinatal period, which refers to the time immediately before and after birth), and follow-up monitoring by paediatricians, using a range of quantitative imaging techniques correlated to neurodevelopmental functional tests, that are not necessarily limited to the brain.
The link between fetal organ measurement and growth characterisation, and correlation with neonatal and paediatric outcome is still an open research topic, which this workshop is trying to address. Examples for delayed organ development are thought to be caused by (often a combination of) intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR), placental malfunction, intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia, amongst many other factors.
Monitoring developmental health, in a “womb-to-cot” approach, using perinatal imaging will enable to gain a better understanding in the interaction of these factors, develop tools to assess individual risk profiles, and provide opportunities for early intervention to improve paediatric outcome.
The target audience of this workshop will be a multi-disciplinary mix of mathematicians, engineers, physicists, and obstetricians, neonatologists, paediatricians.