Flow-sensitive 3D magnetic resonance imaging reveals complex blood flow alterations in aortic Dacron graft repair

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 340-342

  Frydrychowicz, Alex ^a   Weigang, Ernst ^a   Langer, Mathias ^a   Markl, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aorta; Blood flow; Cardiovascular MRI; Dacron graft, Velocity mapping; Hemodynamics

Indexed keywords

DACRON;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CASE REPORT; DACRON IMPLANT; DACRON VASCULAR PROSTHESIS; DECISION MAKING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33746718133     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.129577     Document Type: Article

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