Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 333-338.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2013.03.002

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Hemodynamics and compliance of Stanford type B aortic dissection: a phase-contrast MR angiography study

GENG Ji1, FAN Zhanming2, LI Yu2, XIN Haiyan2, ZHANG Nan2   

  1. 1. Department of Medical Imaging, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing 100144, China;
    2. Department of Medical Imaging, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
  • Received:2013-03-05 Online:2013-06-21 Published:2013-06-17
  • Supported by:

    This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30970822).

Abstract:

Objective To evaluate the characteristics of hemodynamics and compliance using phase-contrast magnetic resonance angiography (PC-MRA) in Stanford type B aortic dissection patients.Methods A total of 25 consecutive patients with Stanford type B aortic dissection identified by computed tomography angiography were recruited in this study. All patients underwent PC-MRA before operation. The cross-sectional images of aorta for PC-MRA were acquired at the following 6 locations: 1pulmonary bifurcation;2aortic arch; 32 cm distal to the entry;4diaphragm;51 cm distal to the lower renal artery;6aorta-iliac bifurcation. Mean area, flow characteristics (including mean velocity, mean flow volume, net volume) of true and false lumens within one cardiac cycle were measured by using PC-MRA. The compliances of true and false lumens were also calculated. Paired t-test and Pearson correlation analysis were involved in statistical analysis Results The mean area of true lumen was significantly smaller than that of false lumen at location 3~6 (P<0.05); the mean velocity in true lumen was significantly higher than that in false lumen at 3~6 levels (P=0.000). At location 5、6, the mean flow volume and net volume in true lumen were significantly higher than that in false lumen (P<0.05). At location 3、6, the compliance of true lumen was significantly higher than that of false lumen (P<0.05), and positive correlation were found between them (r=0.667,P=0.001;r=0.545,P=0.019). Conclusion PC-MRA can quantitatively measure flow characteristics and compliance of true and false lumen in Stanford type B aortic dissection. It is important to provide a noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring tool for Stanford type B aortic dissection.

Key words: aortic dissection, magnetic resonance angiography, phase contrast, hemodynamics, compliance

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