Cellular and molecular mechanisms of thoracic aortic aneurysms

I El-Hamamsy, MH Yacoub - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2009 - nature.com
Thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) increase the risk of aortic dissection or rupture and
represent an important source of morbidity and mortality. Inherited forms of the disease …

Four-dimensional phase contrast magnetic resonance angiography: potential clinical applications

A Frydrychowicz, CJ François, PA Turski - European journal of radiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Unlike other magnetic resonance angiographic techniques, phase contrast imaging (PC-
MRI) offers co-registered morphologic images and velocity data within a single acquisition …

Quantitative 2D and 3D phase contrast MRI: optimized analysis of blood flow and vessel wall parameters

AF Stalder, MF Russe, A Frydrychowicz… - … in Medicine: An …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Quantification of CINE phase contrast (PC)‐MRI data is a challenging task because of the
limited spatiotemporal resolution and signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR). The method presented in …

Image-based modeling of blood flow and vessel wall dynamics: applications, methods and future directions: Sixth International Bio-Fluid Mechanics Symposium and …

CA Taylor, DA Steinman - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2010 - Springer
The objective of our session at the 2008 International Bio-Fluid Symposium and Workshop
was to review the state-of-the-art in image-based modeling of blood flow, and identify future …

In Vivo Quantification of Helical Blood Flow in Human Aorta by Time-Resolved Three-Dimensional Cine Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging

U Morbiducci, R Ponzini, G Rizzo, M Cadioli… - Annals of biomedical …, 2009 - Springer
The mechanics of blood flow in arteries plays a key role in the health of individuals. In this
framework, the role played by the presence of helical flow in the human aorta is still not clear …

In vivo wall shear stress distribution in the carotid artery: effect of bifurcation geometry, internal carotid artery stenosis, and recanalization therapy

M Markl, F Wegent, T Zech, S Bauer… - Circulation …, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The purpose of this study was to analyze the in vivo distribution of absolute
wall shear stress (WSSabs) and oscillatory shear index (OSI) in the carotid bifurcation and to …

[HTML][HTML] 4D cardiovascular magnetic resonance velocity mapping of alterations of right heart flow patterns and main pulmonary artery hemodynamics in tetralogy of …

CJ François, S Srinivasan, ML Schiebler… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background To assess changes in right heart flow and pulmonary artery hemodynamics in
patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) we used whole heart, four dimensional (4D) …

Wall shear stress and flow patterns in the ascending aorta in patients with bicuspid aortic valves differ significantly from tricuspid aortic valves: a prospective study

C Meierhofer, EP Schneider, C Lyko… - European Heart …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Aims We compared flow and wall shear stress (WSS) patterns in the ascending aorta of
individuals with either bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) or tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) using four …

Three‐dimensional analysis of segmental wall shear stress in the aorta by flow‐sensitive four‐dimensional‐MRI

A Frydrychowicz, AF Stalder, MF Russe… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To assess the distribution and regional differences of flow and vessel wall
parameters such as wall shear stress (WSS) and oscillatory shear index (OSI) in the entire …

Four‐dimensional flow assessment of pulmonary artery flow and wall shear stress in adult pulmonary arterial hypertension: Results from two institutions

AJ Barker, A Roldán‐Alzate, P Entezari… - Magnetic resonance …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To compare pulmonary artery flow using Cartesian and radially sampled four‐
dimensional flow‐sensitive (4D flow) MRI at two institutions. Methods Nineteen healthy …