| Literature DB >> 19251177 |
Thomas A Hope1, Robert J Herfkens.
Abstract
Time-resolved three-dimensional (3D) phase-contrast (PC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or four-dimensional (4D) flow, is able to provide robust 3D images with three-directional velocities. This review discusses the technique and application of 4D flow in the imaging of thoracic aortic pathologies. It has been instrumental in describing normal flow patterns throughout the cardiac cycle in the ascending and descending aorta and has shown the variety of flow patterns that exist in ascending aortic aneurysms.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19251177 DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2008.11.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1043-0679