Flow Sensitive 4D Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
 
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Example for anatomical and blood flow visualization in a patient with enlarged aorta (ascending aortic aneurysm, arrows). A: Maximum Intensity projection (MIP) of a coronal MR- Angiogram (MRA) B: Thin slab MIP, reformatted to a sagittal plane. C: Reconstructed thoracic aortic geometry using intensity based surface rendering. D: Late systolic streamlines reflecting the considerable helical flow in the region of the enlarged aorta.
 

Recent advances in medical imaging technology have allowed the acquisition of high-resolution, transient, three-dimensional images of blood flows within the human circulatory system. It is only natural that EnSight, widely used for visualizing blood flows computed in CFD simulations, be applied to the visualization of such complex medical imaging data providing compressive anatomical (blood vessel) and functional (blood flow) coverage of an entire organ of interest. 

CEI's medical imaging page, click here, includes a brief summary of the method, recent results and several references to articles in medical literature on this unique application of EnSight in the medical field. CEI has established a partnership with the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics at the University Hospital of Freiburg, a leading user of EnSight for flow sensitive 4D MR imaging, to aid others interested in using the software. 

 

For details, contact:
 
PD Dr. Michael Markl
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics
University Hospital Freiburg, Germany
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