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Christopher Macgowan
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Latest papers
Maternal late gestation undernutrition in sheep is associated with increased ductus venosus shunting and reduced cerebral oxygen consumption.
The Journal of physiology · 2026
Design and Harmonization Approach for the Multi-Institutional Neurocognitive Discovery Study (MINDS) of Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Neuroimaging Ancillary Study: A Technical Note.
Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023
Understanding Early Hemophilic Arthropathy in Children and Adolescents Through MRI T2 Mapping.
Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2021
Latest funding
- $1,246,950
Coronary Microvascular Reactivity in Relation to Brain Structure, Cardiovascular Genetics, and Serious Mental Illness in Youth
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $120,000
Discovering Novel Prenatal Biomarkers Predictive of Postnatal Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease Using Volumetric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
- $1,048,050
Advanced Fetal MRI Methods to Evaluate Prenatal Organ Development and Predict Postnatal Outcome in Congenital Heart Disease
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
8 publications.
Maternal late gestation undernutrition in sheep is associated with increased ductus venosus shunting and reduced cerebral oxygen consumption.
Cho SKS, Saini BS, Darby JRT, Holman SL, Lock MC, Williams GK, Perumal R, Macgowan C, Seed M, Morrison JL
Design and Harmonization Approach for the Multi-Institutional Neurocognitive Discovery Study (MINDS) of Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Neuroimaging Ancillary Study: A Technical Note.
Panigrahy A, Schmithorst V, Ceschin R, Lee V, Beluk N, Wallace J, Wheaton O, Chenevert T, Qiu D, Lee JN, Nencka A, Gagoski B, Berman JI, Yuan W, Macgowan C, Coatsworth J, Fleysher L, Cannistraci C, Sleeper LA, Hoskoppal A, Silversides C, Radhakrishnan R, Markham L, Rhodes JF, Dugan LM, Brown N, Ermis P, Fuller S, Cotts TB, Rodriguez FH, Lindsay I, Beers S, Aizenstein H, Bellinger DC, Newburger JW, Umfleet LG, Cohen S, Zaidi A, Gurvitz M, Pediatric Heart Network MINDS Neuroimaging Ancillary Study Investigators
Understanding Early Hemophilic Arthropathy in Children and Adolescents Through MRI T2 Mapping.
Majeed H, Ahmed H, Sussman MS, Macgowan C, Rayner T, Weiss R, Feldman BM, Doria AS
The association between resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and aortic pulse-wave velocity in healthy adults.
Hussein A, Matthews JL, Syme C, Macgowan C, MacIntosh BJ, Shirzadi Z, Pausova Z, Paus T, Chen JJ
Simulation of semilunar valve function: computer-aided design, 3D printing and flow assessment with MR.
Hussein N, Voyer-Nguyen P, Portnoy S, Peel B, Schrauben E, Macgowan C, Yoo SJ
Cerebral oxygen delivery is reduced in newborns with congenital heart disease.
Lim JM, Kingdom T, Saini B, Chau V, Post M, Blaser S, Macgowan C, Miller SP, Seed M
Reference ranges of blood flow in the major vessels of the normal human fetal circulation at term by phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging.
Prsa M, Sun L, van Amerom J, Yoo SJ, Grosse-Wortmann L, Jaeggi E, Macgowan C, Seed M
Delayed onset of tricuspid valve flow in repaired tetralogy of Fallot: an additional mechanism of diastolic dysfunction and interventricular dyssynchrony.
Sun AM, AlHabshan F, Cheung M, Bronzetti G, Redington AN, Benson LN, Macgowan C, Yoo SJ
Coronary Microvascular Reactivity in Relation to Brain Structure, Cardiovascular Genetics, and Serious Mental Illness in Youth
Principal investigators: Goldstein, Benjamin I; Friedrich, Matthias G; Raucher-Chéné, Delphine
Keywords: Cardiac Imaging; Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Genetics; Microvessels; Neuroimaging; Prevention; Severe Mental Illness; Sex Differences; Youth
Discovering Novel Prenatal Biomarkers Predictive of Postnatal Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease Using Volumetric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Principal investigators: Beland, Valerie
Keywords: Blood Flow; Congenital Heart Disease; Fetal Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Organ Development; Postnatal Outcomes; Pregnancy
Advanced Fetal MRI Methods to Evaluate Prenatal Organ Development and Predict Postnatal Outcome in Congenital Heart Disease
Principal investigators: Macgowan, Christopher K
Keywords: Blood Flow; Blood Oxygenation; Congenital Heart Disease; Fetal Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical Biophysics; Organ Development; Postnatal Outcomes; Pregnancy
Assessment of fetal blood flow and adipose tissue distribution in congenital heart disease with magnetic resonance imaging
Principal investigators: Giza, Stephanie
Keywords: Adipose Tissue; Blood Flow; Fetal; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Neonatal
A New Approach to Vascular Reconstruction using Graphical 3D Printing and Flow Modelling to create personalised precision engineered surgery
Principal investigators: Barron, David J
Keywords: 3d Modeling And Printing; Aortic Arch Reconstruction; Computer-Aided Design; Congenital Heart Surgery; Surgical Patch
Predicting and preventing brain injury in the antenatal period
Principal investigators: Sled, John G
Keywords: Biophysics Modelling; Blood Flow; Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent Contrast (Bold); Brain Sparing; Fetal Physiology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Mouse Models; Placental Dysfunction; Pregnancy; Stillbirth
The Artificial Placenta
Principal investigators: Seed, Michael T
Keywords: Animal Models; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Fetal Circulation; Fetal Development; Fetal Growth Restriction; Fetal Nutrition; Large Animal Model; Preterm Birth
Hemodynamics of Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Using Accelerated and Motion-Compensated MRI
Principal investigators: Macgowan, Christopher K
Keywords: Accelerated Imaging; Blood Flow; Congenital Heart Disease; Hemodynamics; Image Reconstruction; Motion Compensation; Mri
Accelerated Multi-Dimensional Flow Encoding by MRI
Principal investigators: Macgowan, Christopher
Development of a Magnetic Resonance guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy Platform for Perinatal Applications
Principal investigators: Waspe, Adam C; Allard, Mathieu; Drake, James M
Keywords: Fetal Intervention; Fetal Malformations; High Intensity Focused Ultrasound; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical Robotics; Motion Compensation; Mri Compatibility; Pregnant Rabbit Model; Thermometry; Treatment Planning
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Department of Medical Biophysics
- Pediatrics
- Pediatrics and Physiology
- Other
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