Volume Tracking - A Novel Method for Visualization and Quantification of Cardiac Blood Flow

Johannes Tger¹, Hkan Arheden¹, Gustaf Sderlind², Einar Heiberg¹

The detailed interactions between blood, myocardium, valves and vessels are still incompletely understood. Although three-dimensional, time-resolved Phase Contrast MRI promises greater insights into cardiac blood flow, no single solution to the visualization problem exists. In this study Volume Tracking, a novel method for visualization and quantification of cardiac blood flow is developed and validated.