Led by Dr. Duan Xu, the Imaging Research for Neurodevelopment lab focuses on  early detection of abnormal development in newborns. To achieve this goal, the researchers in Dr. Xu's lab develop dedicated MRI hardware, pulse sequences, and postprocessing techniques. These methods are then applied to the Premri, Bamri, and Cardiac cohorts to further elucidate neurodevelopment of the neonatal brain:

PREMRI

Currently there is no way to predict developmental outcomes in babies that suffer brain injury as a result of prematurity, and the goals of this study is to see if we can identify a relationship between the findings on a baby's MRI scan and his or her long term neurological and developmental outcome.
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BAMRI

This study explores hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in term new born infants. Hypoxic Ischemia Encephalopathy is a type of injury caused by lack of oxygen and/or blood supply which can occur before or during birth.
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CARDIAC

The focus of this study is to determine if the aforementioned techniques can help detect brain injury in babies undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease.
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