title: [Flow measurements in cardiac MRI].
abstract: Phase-contrast flow measurements have become an established method in cardiac MRI. The quantification of intra- and extracardiac shunt volumes as well as the evaluation of valvular disease and aortic coarctation have proved their clinical usefulness. There are some rules that have to be followed when performing and analyzing phase-contrast flow measurements. With these rules in mind, quantitative phase-contrast flow measurements are a reliable and precise method for clinical use of cardiac MRI.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diagnostische Radiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland. lotz.joachim@mh-hannover.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lotz
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology*; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012212:Rheology / Q000379:methods*