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ABSTRACT: Background
The aim of this study is to quantify the frequency content of the blood velocity waveform in different body regions by means of phase contrast (PC) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and Doppler ultrasound. The highest frequency component of the spectrum is inversely proportional to the ideal temporal resolution to be used for the acquisition of flow-sensitive imaging (Shannon-Nyquist theorem).Methods
Ten healthy subjects (median age 33y, range 24-40) were scanned with a high-temporal-resolution PC-CMR and with Doppler ultrasound on three body regions (carotid arteries, aorta and femoral arteries). Furthermore, 111 patients (median age 61y) with mild to moderate arterial hypertension and 58 patients with aortic aregurgitation, atrial septal defect, or repaired tetralogy of Fallot underwent aortic CMR scanning. The frequency power distribution was calculated for each location and the maximum frequency component, fmax, was extracted and expected limits for the general population were inferred.Results
In the healthy subject cohort, significantly different fmax values were found across the different body locations, but they were nonsignificant across modalities. No significant correlation was found with heart rate. The measured fmax ranged from 7.7?±?1.1?Hz in the ascending aorta, up to 12.3?±?5.1?Hz in the femoral artery (considering PC-CMR data). The calculated upper boundary for the general population ranged from 11.0?Hz to 27.5?Hz, corresponding to optimal temporal resolutions of 45?ms and 18?ms, respectively. The patient cohort exhibited similar values for the frequencies in the aorta, with no correlation between blood pressure and frequency content.Conclusions
The temporal resolution of PC-CMR acquisitions can be adapted based on the scanned body region and in the adult population, should approach approximately 20?ms in the peripheral arteries and 40?ms in the aorta.Trial registration
This study presents results from a restrospective analysis of the clinical study NCT01870739 (ClinicalTrials.gov).
SUBMITTER: Santini F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7534161 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Santini Francesco F Pansini Michele M Hrabak-Paar Maja M Yates Denise D Langenickel Thomas H TH Bremerich Jens J Bieri Oliver O Schubert Tilman T
Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 20201005 1
<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study is to quantify the frequency content of the blood velocity waveform in different body regions by means of phase contrast (PC) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and Doppler ultrasound. The highest frequency component of the spectrum is inversely proportional to the ideal temporal resolution to be used for the acquisition of flow-sensitive imaging (Shannon-Nyquist theorem).<h4>Methods</h4>Ten healthy subjects (median age 33y, range 24-40) were scanned ...[more]