Diastolic vortex ring formation in the human left ventricle: quantitative analysis using Lagrangian coherent structures and 4D cardiovascular magnetic resonance velocity mapping

✍ Scribed by Johannes Toger; Mikael Kanski; Marcus Carlsson; Sándor J Kovács; Gustaf Söderlind; Hakan Arheden; Einar Heiberg

• Book ID: 104499498
• Publisher: BioMed Central
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 161 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1097-6647
• DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-14-s1-w30

✦ Synopsis

We show that 4D magnetic resonance velocity mapping and Lagrangian Coherent Structures can be used to quantify vortex ring volume in the human left ventricle.