0000000000484587
AUTHOR
J.-f. Fontaine
Intercomparison between MRI and stereovision/PIV measurements for diagnosis of aorta pathologies
International audience; The objective of the study is to validate the ability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to perform measurements of deformations and internal flow of an aortic phantom with aneurysm. An in-vitro measurement experimental device to simulate blood flow was developed. It was tested within MRI and within stereovision and particle image velocimetry (PIV) devices. The measurement results are well correlated and can be used to establish a preoperative diagnosis based on computed parietal stresses with a finite element model (FEM).
Effective orifice area assessment in BI-leaflet mechanical valves by MRI,
International audience; Effective orifice area (EOA) and mean pressure gradientare routine echocardiographic measurements of valvularprosthesis function in both the mitral and aortic position.EOA computation is based on the continuity equationand is used to describe the “effective” orifice formed bythe flow traversing a geometrical orifice. In the case ofbi-leaflet biomechanical valvular prosthesis (BMHV),the orifice of the valve is divided into 3 zones. BMHVperformance assessment by MRI have been described inthe in-vitro setting in [1] using the maximum pressuregradient. Additionally, a method using jet layer has beenused to detect EOA dynamically [2]. 4D-PC flowsequences enable measuremen…