| Analysis of pulse wave velocity in the thoracic aorta by flow-sensitive four-dimensional MRI: Reproducibility and correlation with characteristics in patients with aortic atherosclerosis. | |
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PMID: 22271330 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: To measure aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) using flow-sensitive four-dimensional (4D) MRI and to evaluate test-retest reliability, inter- and intra-observer variability in volunteers and correlation with characteristics in patients with aortic atherosclerosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Flow-sensitive 4D MRI was performed in 12 volunteers (24 ± 3 years) and 86 acute stroke patients (68 ± 9 years) with aortic atherosclerosis. Retrospectively positioned 28 ± 4 analysis planes along the entire aorta (inter-slice-distance = 10 mm) and frame wise lumen segmentation yielded flow-time-curves for each plane. Global aortic PWV was calculated from time-shifts and distances between the upslope portions of all available flow-time curves. RESULTS: Inter- and intra-observer variability of PWV measurements in volunteers (7% and 8%) was low while test-retest reliability (22%) was moderate. PWV in patients was significantly higher compared with volunteers (5.8 ± 2.9 versus 3.8 ± 0.8 m/s; P = 0.02). Among 17 patient characteristics considered, statistical analysis revealed significant (P < 0.05) but low correlation of PWV with age (r = 0.25), aortic valve insufficiency (r = 0.29), and pulse pressure (r = 0.28). Multivariate modeling indicated that aortic valve insufficiency and elevated pulse pressure were significantly associated with higher PWV (adjusted R(2) = 0.13). CONCLUSION: Flow-sensitive 4D MRI allows for estimating aortic PWV with low observer dependence and moderate test-retest reliability. PWV in patients correlated with age, aortic valve insufficiency, and pulse pressure. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2012;. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Michael Markl; Wolf Wallis; Christoph Strecker; Beryl Primrose Gladstone; Werner Vach; Andreas Harloff |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-23 |
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Title: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI Volume: - ISSN: 1522-2586 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9105850 Medline TA: J Magn Reson Imaging Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany; Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA. mmarkl@northwestern.edu. |
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