Quantification of collateral blood flow in coarctation of the aorta by velocity encoded cine magnetic resonance imaging

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 90; no. 2; pp. 937 - 943
• Main Authors: STEFFENS, J. C, BOURNE, M. W, SAKUMA, H, O'SULLIVAN, M, HIGGINS, C. B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.08.1994; American Heart Association, Inc
• Subjects: Aorta, Thoracic - pathology; Aorta, Thoracic - physiopathology; Aortic Coarctation - diagnosis; Aortic Coarctation - epidemiology; Aortic Coarctation - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Flow Velocity - physiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Child; Collateral Circulation - physiology; Diseases of the aorta; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Linear Models; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Medical sciences; Observer Variation; Vascular disease; Human; Collateral circulation; Aortic coarctation; Malformation; Cardiovascular disease; Exploration; Hemodynamics; Congenital disease; Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; Aortic disease; Blood flow

Knowledge about the volume of collateral flow provides insight into the severity of coarctation of the aorta and may be critical in planning the operative approach. There is currently no method for the quantification of collateral flow in coarctation of the aorta. In this study, we applied velocity...