Flow-sensitive four-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging: flow patterns in ascending aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-16

  Weigang, Ernst ^a   Kari, Fabian A ^b   Beyersdorf, Friedhelm ^c   Luehr, Maximilian ^c   Etz, Christian D ^b   Frydrychowicz, Alex ^d   Harloff, Andreas ^d   Markl, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta aortic; Aortic root; Imaging (all modalities); Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AORTA FLOW; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 45549104305     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.047     Document Type: Article

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