Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD

Chief, Fetal and Neonatal Imaging
Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging
Professor, UC Department of Radiology

beth.kline-fath@cchmc.org
Board Certified

About

Biography

Beth M. Kline-Fath began the fetal imaging program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. As section chief of fetal imaging, she has trained many other physicians, presented international and national, and worked on many committees to advance this new specialty. Dr. Kline-Fath also served as chief editor and wrote several chapters for a textbook Fundamentals and Advanced Fetal Imaging: MRI and US. Recently, Beth Kline-Fath has worked to implement the use of an innovative small bore dedicated MR unit in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Interests

Pediatric radiology; fetal and neonatal imaging

Services and Specialties

Radiology

Research Areas

Radiology

Publications

Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure and risk for cognitive delays in infants born very premature. Mahabee-Gittens, EM; Harun, N; Glover, M; Folger, AT; Parikh, NA; Altaye, M; Arnsperger, A; Beiersdorfer, T; Bridgewater, K; Cahill, T; Wineland, K; Wuertz, S; Wuest, D; Yuan, W. Scientific Reports. 2024; 14:1397.

Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Risk of Early Brain Abnormalities on Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Term among Infants Born at ≤32 Weeks' Gestational Age. Jain, S; Barnes-Davis, ME; Fu, TT; Sahay, RD; Ehrlich, SR; Liu, C; Kline-Fath, B; Habli, M; Parikh, NA. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2024; 273:114133.

Fetal craniofacial anomalies in amniotic band sequence. Sriwastwa, A; Kline-Fath, BM; Bierbrauer, KS; Venkatesan, C; Nagaraj, UD. Pediatric Radiology: roentgenology, nuclear medicine, ultrasonics, CT, MRI. 2024; 54:1933-1934.

Imaging-Based Prediction Parameters of Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality for Fetal Occipital Cephaloceles. Gaulden, AL; Nagaraj, UD; Emmert, AS; Vuong, SM; Kline-Fath, BM; Bierbrauer, KS; Patel, SK. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2024; 44:1327-1334.

Comparison of best landmarks for calculating fetal jaw measurements by ultrasound and MRI in micrognathia. Nagaraj, UD; Habli, MA; Kline-Fath, BM. Pediatric Radiology: roentgenology, nuclear medicine, ultrasonics, CT, MRI. 2024; 54:1862-1863.

Association of enlarged extra-axial spaces and subdural hemorrhage in preterm infants at term-equivalent age. Sharma, P; Kline-Fath, BM; Mukthapuram, S; Shapiro, RA; Parikh, NA. Emergency Radiology. 2024; 31:619-623.

Fetal Skeletal Dysplasia. Kline-Fath, BM. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America. 2024; 32:497-511.

Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Predict Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Infants after Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury. Tabacaru, C; Braimah, A; Kline-Fath, B; Parikh, N; Merhar, S. American Journal of Perinatology: neonatal and maternal-fetal medicine. 2024; 41:e1740-e1746.

Ventilatory Assistance Before Umbilical Cord Clamping in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Fairchild, KD; Petroni, GR; Varhegyi, NE; Strand, ML; Josephsen, JB; Niermeyer, S; Barry, JS; Warren, JB; Rincon, M; Fang, JL; Epelman, M; Kline-Fath, BM; Chisholm, CA; Kattwinkel, J. JAMA network open. 2024; 7:e2411140.

Fetal magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, and echocardiography findings in twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence. Walcutt, JE; Kline-Fath, BM; Zhang, B; Lim, FY; Habli, MA; Divanovic, AA; Nagaraj, UD. Pediatric Radiology: roentgenology, nuclear medicine, ultrasonics, CT, MRI. 2024; 54:702-714.

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