Abstract #3856

Visualization and Quantification of 3D Flow Characteristics in the Portal Venous System

Zoran Stankovic¹, Alex Frydrychowicz¹, Aurelien Stalder¹, Jelena Bock¹, Elisabeth Panther², Maximilian Russe¹, Juergen Hennig¹, Mathias Langer¹, Michael Markl¹

¹Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden Wrttemberg, Germany; ²Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Baden Wrttemberg, Germany

3D MR velocity mapping at 3T visualized, for the first time, the comprehensive 3D flow characteristics in the portal venous system. The feasibility of the 3D visualization and quantitative basement of portal venous hemodynamics was evaluated in a study with 18 healthy volunteers.