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Abstract #3301

Workflow Integrated Interactive Realtime Radial Flow Measurement with Dynamic VENC Adjustment for Accurate Peak Velocity Estimation

Peter Speier1, Andreas Greiser1, Andre de Oliveira1, Dirk Franger2, Edgar Mller1

1Siemens AG Healthcare Sector, Erlangen, Germany; 2Freelance Software Consultant


An interactive real-time velocity encoding (venc) scout is introduced as a fast and easy way to optimize the parameters of a clinical flow measurement. The required image quality and frame rate in the phase contrast images is achieved by applying severely undersampled radial acquisition. The interactively found venc value and scan plane geometry are propagated automatically to the subsequent clinical segmented flow measurements. The method is compared against a standard segmented breath-hold venc scout.