Abstract #3939

Whole Heart Flow Sensitive 4D MRI

Alex Frydrychowicz¹, Philipp Blanke¹, Max Russe¹, Jelena Bock¹, Aurelien F. Stalder¹, Daniela Fll², Raoul Arnold³, Philip Kilner⁴, Michael Markl¹

¹Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; ²Cardiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; ³Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; ⁴Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK

The aim of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of time-resolved 3-directional flow-sensitive 3-dimensional MRI (flow sensitive 4D MRI) to provide a comprehensive overview of principal blood movements through both sides of the human heart and great vessels. 3D visualization of flow connectivity and application to congenital heart disease underline the potential of whole heart approach for the evaluation of normal and altered complex flow.