Erschienen in:
18.09.2017 | Research Article
In vitro evaluation of flow patterns and turbulent kinetic energy in trans-catheter aortic valve prostheses
verfasst von:
Daniel Giese, Kilian Weiss, Bettina Baeßler, Navid Madershahian, Yeong-Hoon Choi, David Maintz, Alexander C. Bunck
Erschienen in:
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine
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Ausgabe 1/2018
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Abstract
Objectives
The objective of the current work was to evaluate flow and turbulent kinetic energy in different transcatheter aortic valve implants using highly undersampled time-resolved multi-point 3-directional phase-contrast measurements (4D Flow MRI) in an in vitro setup.
Materials and methods
A pulsatile flow setup was used with a compliant tubing mimicking a stiff left ventricular outflow tract and ascending aorta. Five different implants were measured using a highly undersampled multi-point 4D Flow MRI sequence. Velocities and turbulent kinetic energy values were analysed and compared.
Results
Strong variations of turbulent kinetic energy distributions between the valves were observed. Maximum turbulent kinetic energy values ranged from 100 to over 500 J/m3 while through-plane velocities were similar between all valves.
Conclusion
Highly accelerated 4D Flow MRI for the measurement of velocities and turbulent kinetic energy values allowed for the assessment of hemodynamic parameters in five different implant models. The presented setup, measurement protocol and analysis methods provides an efficient approach to compare different valve implants and could aid future novel valve designs.