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Clinical evaluation of aortic coarctation with 4D flow MR imaging

✍ Scribed by Michael D. Hope; Alison K. Meadows; Thomas A. Hope; Karen G. Ordovas; David Saloner; Gautham P. Reddy; Marcus T. Alley; Charles B. Higgins

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
941 KB
Volume
31
Category
Article
ISSN
1053-1807

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Abstract

Purpose:

To show that 4D Flow is a clinically viable tool for evaluation of collateral blood flow and demonstration of distorted blood flow patterns in patients with treated and untreated aortic coarctation.

Materials and Methods:

Time‐resolved, 3D phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (4D Flow) was used to assess blood flow in the thoracic aorta of 34 individuals: 26 patients with coarctation (22 after surgery or stent placement) and eight healthy volunteers.

Results:

Direct comparison of blood flow calculated with 2D and 4D phase contrast data at standard levels for analysis in coarctation patients showed good correlation and agreement (correlation coefficient r = 0.99, limits of agreement = −20% to 20% for collateral blood flow calculations). Abnormal blood flow patterns were demonstrated at peak systole with 4D Flow visualization techniques in the descending thoracic aorta of patients but not volunteers. Marked helical flow was seen in 9 of 13 patients with angulated aortic arch geometries after coarctation repair. Vortical flow was seen in regions of poststenotic dilation.

Conclusion:

4D Flow is a fast and reliable means of evaluating collateral blood flow in patients with aortic coarctation in order to establish hemodynamic significance. It also can detect distorted blood flow patterns in the descending aorta after coarctation repair. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2010;31:711–718. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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