tim.hodson
Fri, 10/31/2025 – 10:20
Oct. 28, 2025 — Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common — and most serious — complication of extreme prematurity. Yet clinicians still lack a reliable way to measure the severity of the disease or predict which infants will need long-term respiratory support.
Now, researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) are investigating low-field MRI to safely capture both lung structure and function in these babies — offering a new wind…