Quantification of the pulse wave velocit
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Hsi-Yu Yu; Hsu-Hsia Peng; Jaw-Lin Wang; Chih-Yung Wen; Wen-Yih Isaac Tseng
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The pulse wave velocity (PWV) of aortic blood flow is considered a surrogate for aortic compliance. A new method using phaseβcontrast (PC)βMRI is presented whereby the spatial and temporal profiles of axial velocity along the descending aorta can be analyzed. Seventeen young healthy vol