Two-dimensional flow quantitative MRI of aortic arch blood flow patterns: Effect of age, sex, and presence of carotid atheromatous disease on prevalence of spiral blood flow

• Published in: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 169 - 174
• Main Authors: Houston, J. Graeme, Gandy, Stephen J., Sheppard, Declan G., Dick, John B., Belch, Jill J.F., Stonebridge, Peter A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.08.2003
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; aorta; Aorta, Thoracic - physiopathology; atheroma; Blood Flow Velocity - physiology; carotid artery; Carotid Artery Diseases - pathology; Carotid Artery Diseases - physiopathology; Contrast Media; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Magnetic Resonance Angiography - methods; magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Sex Factors; spiral blood flow

Purpose: To determine the effect of age, sex, and presence of carotid atheromatous disease on the presence of aortic spiral blood flow pattern using two‐dimensional flow quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Materials and Methods: Sixty subjects (37 women, 23 men) were examined. Prospective...