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Spatial factors for quantifying constant flow velocity in a small tube phantom: comparison of phase-contrast cine-magnetic resonance imaging and the intraluminal Doppler guidewire method.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19943143     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: We examined the spatial factors influencing magnetic resonance (MR) flow velocity measurements in a small tube phantom and used the same measurements obtained with an intraluminal Doppler guidewire as reference. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We generated constant flow velocities from approximately 40 to 370 cm/s in a tube 4 mm in diameter. We then performed segmented k-space, phase-contrast cine-MR imaging to quantify spatial peak flow velocities of one pixel and of five adjacent pixels as well as spatial mean velocities within regions of interest in a cross section of the phantom. Pixel dimensions ranged from 1.00 x 1.00 mm to 2.50 x 2.50 mm. We compared the MR measurements with the temporally averaged Doppler spectral peak velocities. RESULTS: For one pixel (r > 0.99: MR flow velocity for pixel dimension 1.00 x 1.00 mm = 1.03x + 9.8 cm/s), the linear correlation was excellent between flow velocities by MR and Doppler guidewire methods. However, for the five adjacent pixels, MR measurements were significantly underestimated using pixels 1.25 x 1.25 mm to 2.50 x 2.50 mm and for mean velocities for all pixel dimensions. CONCLUSION: Relatively high spatial resolution allows accurate MR measurement of constant flow velocity in a small tube at spatial peak velocities for one pixel.
Authors:
Haruhiko Machida; Yoshiaki Komori; Eiko Ueno; Yun Shen; Masami Hirata; Shinya Kojima; Satoru Morita; Munekuni Sato; Takeshi Okazaki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2009-11-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Japanese journal of radiology     Volume:  27     ISSN:  1867-108X     ISO Abbreviation:  Jpn J Radiol     Publication Date:  2009 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-27     Completed Date:  2010-02-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101490689     Medline TA:  Jpn J Radiol     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  335-41     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishiogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, 116-8567, Japan. machira@dnh.twmu.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blood Flow Velocity
Coronary Vessels
Electrocardiography
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods*
Models, Cardiovascular*
Phantoms, Imaging*
Reproducibility of Results
Ultrasonography, Doppler / methods*

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