Abstract #0432

4D flow MRI of Liver Hemodynamics: Influence of Velocity Encoding, Different Field Strength and Contrast Application on Visualization and Quantification of blood flow

Zoran Stankovic¹, Bernd Jung¹, Alan Arthur Peters¹, Jelena Surla², Edouard Semaan², Michael Ith¹, Johannes Heverhagen¹, Michael Markl², and Jeremy D. Collins²

¹DIPR, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ²Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States

4D flow MRI offers the possibility for complete volumetric and functional assessment of liver blood flow in patients with liver cirrhosis. This study reveals a significant difference when using a lower venc for visualization of the portal vein branches. Similar results are obtained for contrast application and different field strengths. For qualitative assessment of the intrahepatic branches by 4D flow MRI a lower venc is recommended.

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