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  • Title: Estimation of left ventricular performance through temporal pressure variations measured by MR velocity and acceleration mappings.
    Author: Tasu JP, Mousseaux E, Colin P, Slama MS, Jolivet O, Bittoun J.
    Journal: J Magn Reson Imaging; 2002 Sep; 16(3):246-52. PubMed ID: 12205579.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To describe a method for assessing pressure variation vs. time (dp/dt) using blood flow acceleration measured by MRI, and to demonstrate its applicability in estimating left ventricular (LV) function. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The method was tested in vitro using a pulsatile phantom, and a strong correlation was found between transducer and MRI determinations of dp/dt (r = 0.98). Selected aortic flow parameters were then measured in 10 patients and the results were compared with transducer measurements of the LV dp/dt. RESULTS: The correlation coefficients for the reference estimations of global myocardial function and MRI were 0.59 for aortic velocity, 0.74 for aortic acceleration, and 0.86 for aortic dp/dt. CONCLUSION: MR measurements of velocity and acceleration within the ascending aorta offer a noninvasive method for determining indices, such as the aortic dp/dt, that are closely correlated with the global myocardial contractility function.
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