Hurricane aorta 2/2
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Channel: The Lancet · 2015 · People & Blogs
Article published: 18 September 2014 Read the full article at: http://www.lancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2960752-2/fulltext Cardiac MRI with time-resolved three-dimensional phase-contrast MRI (4D Flow MRI).Blood flow analysis showed an unusual hurricane-like flow pattern in the ascending aorta. An eccentric right-anterior jet hits the aortic vessel wall causing a counterclockwise helical flow pattern resulting in a peripheral forward flow with central backflow indicating reduced efficiency of blood flow. Copyright: The Lancet
