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Abstract #3856

Visualization and Quantification of 3D Flow Characteristics in the Portal Venous System

Zoran Stankovic1, Alex Frydrychowicz1, Aurelien Stalder1, Jelena Bock1, Elisabeth Panther2, Maximilian Russe1, Juergen Hennig1, Mathias Langer1, Michael Markl1

1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden Wrttemberg, Germany; 2Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden Wrttemberg, Germany



3D MR velocity mapping at 3T visualized, for the first time, the comprehensive 3D flow characteristics in the portal venous system. The feasibility of the 3D visualization and quantitative basement of portal venous hemodynamics was evaluated in a study with 18 healthy volunteers.