PMID: 8959365Oct 1, 1996Paper

Evaluation of blood flow patterns of true and false lumens in dissecting aneurysms using MR phase-contrast techniques

Clinical Imaging
T InoueY Tateno

Abstract

The magnetic resonance phase-contrast technique for the measurement of flow velocity and volume in true and false lumens was studied in six patients with chronic dissecting aneurysms. Phase-contrast images were obtained at a level perpendicular to the dissecting aneurysms of the descending aorta. As the maximum diameter of aneurysms increased, the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the false to the true lumen increased and the peak average velocity in the true lumen during systole was decreased. This technique proved invaluable for determining prognosis and operability for this condition.

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Mar 12, 2005·Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America·Honglei ZhangMartin R Prince

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