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Open Access
01-01-2013 | Oral presentation
New insights in the Fontan circulation: 4-dimensional respiratory- and ECG-triggered phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging
Authors:
Christopher Hart, Dominik Daniel Gabbert, Inga Voges, Michael Jerosch-Herold, Ana Andrade, Minh Pham, Traudel Hansen, Hans-Heiner Kramer, Carsten Rickers
Published in:
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
Evaluation of blood flow characteristics in total cavo-pulmonary connection (TCPC) with CMR remains difficult due to its strong modulation by respiration, and is not yet entirely understood. New approaches using 4D phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (4D PC MRI) are promising and can contribute to the understanding of hemodynamics in the Fontan Circulation. Our objective was to compare flow, velocities, wall shear stress (WSS) and circulation in the TCPC using respiratory- and ECG triggered 4D PC MRI. …