Phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging for analyzing hemodynamic parameters and wall shear stress of pulmonary arteries in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Hung-Hsuan WangWen-Yih Isaac TsengHsi-Yu YuMeng-Chu ChangHsu-Hsia Peng

Published in: Magma (New York, N.Y.) (2019)

We used a clinically feasible 2D PC-MRI sequence with a reasonable scanning time to compute aforementioned indices. The quantitative parameters provided sufficient information to differentiate PAH patients from control participants.

Keyphrases

pulmonary arterial hypertension
magnetic resonance imaging
pulmonary hypertension
contrast enhanced
end stage renal disease
pulmonary artery
ejection fraction
high resolution
newly diagnosed
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
health information