4D flow MRI assessment of carotid artery and intracranial arteries
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Abstract
Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging is based on the application of phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging, provides the ability to simultaneously visualize and quantify the blood flow patterns in vivo. This article presents specific clinical situations examined the hemodynamics of carotid arteries and cerebral arteries, that demonstrate how four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging support standard vascular imaging techniques to enhance our understanding of the relationship between hemodynamic alterations and atherosclerotic diseases or stroke.
Keywords
magnetic resonance imaging, four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging (4D flow MRI), stroke, atherosclerosis.
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