Michael Markl PhD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

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Flow sensitive MRI offers the ability to assess anatomy as well as flow characteristics in healthy and pathological blood vessels and is therefore an attractive tool for the diagnosis of vascular diseases. However, in-vivo studies do not allow the prediction of hemodynamic changes due to vascular modifications. Realistic vascular in-vitro 3D phantoms in combination with MRI flow measurements allow to model different vascular deformations and evaluate their effect on blood flow dynamics. This presentation will provide a review of the methods for the in-vitro simulation of aortic 3D blood flow with realistic boundary conditions and review previously reported application for the simulation of common aortic pathologies and their impact on aortic hemodynamics.

Markl, M, Blood Flow in the Thoracic Aorta Elucidated with 3D Models.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14001896.html