An isolated beating pig heart platform for a comprehensive evaluation of intracardiac blood flow with 4D flow MRI: a feasibility study.

Eva S PeperAlberto M LeopaldiSjoerd van TuijlBram F CoolenGustav J StrijkersJan BaanR Nils PlankenArend de WegerAart J NederveenHenk A MarqueringPim van Ooij

Published in: European radiology experimental (2019)

The feasibility of 4D flow MRI in an isolated beating pig heart loaded to physiological conditions was demonstrated. The platform is promising for preclinical assessment of cardiac blood flow and function.

Keyphrases

blood flow
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
heart failure
high throughput
diffusion weighted imaging
atrial fibrillation
left ventricular
magnetic resonance
stem cells
cancer therapy
wound healing
single cell