Abstract #2859

Quantification of blood flow in the great veins and right heart using 4D flow MRI in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A pilot study in the MESA COPD Study

Ozair Rahman¹, Carmen Blanken², Pallavi P Balte³, Bharath Ambale Venkatesh⁴, Martin Prince⁵, David A Bluemke⁶, Oliver Wieben⁷, Joao Lima⁸, Stephen M Dashnaw⁹, James Carr², Graham G Barr³, and Michael Markl²

¹Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States, ²Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States, ³Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States, ⁴John's Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, United States, ⁵Radiology, Cornell, New York, NY, United States, ⁶Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bathesda, MD, United States, ⁷Radiology, University of Wisconson-Madison, Madison, WI, United States, ⁸Radiology, John's Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, United States, ⁹Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is the third leading cause of death in the United States, and affects 24 million Americans with over 65 million people affected world-wide. Up-to 58% of patients develop exertional pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular volume changes. Understanding this phenomenon, known as cor pulmonale can help us gain insight into the complex pathophysiology involved. This pilot study attempts to apply 4D flow MRI in patients with varying degrees of COPD, and assess the feasibility, reproducibility and accuracy of this technique.

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