13
views
0
recommends
+1 Recommend
1 collections
    0
    shares
      • Record: found
      • Abstract: found
      • Article: found
      Is Open Access

      Análisis cuantitativo de variables hemodinámicas de la aorta obtenidas de 4D flow Translated title: Quantitative analysis of hemodynamic variables of the aorta by 4D flow MRI

      research-article

      Read this article at

      Bookmark
          There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

          Abstract

          Objetivo: Los parámetros hemodinámicos son de gran utilidad para realizar un adecuado diagnóstico. Sin embargo, debido a la gran cantidad de variables que pueden obtenerse, el análisis global de todas ellas puede ser complejo. Para facilitar esta tarea, nosotros proponemos crear un modelo que permita clasificar distintas variables hemodinámicas entre las pertenecientes a un individuo sano o a uno patológico. Para ello, usaremos técnicas de minería de datos que permitan identificar y encontrar relaciones entre distintos parámetros hemodinámicos de la aorta obtenidos a través de flujo multidimensional (4D flow) por resonancia magnética. Método: Una secuencia 4D flow de todo el corazón y los grandes vasos fue adquirida utilizando resonancia magnética en 19 voluntarios sanos y 2 pacientes (uno con una coartación aórtica y otro con una coartación aórtica reparada). Retrospectivamente, los datos fueron reformateados a lo largo de la aorta, originándose 3 cortes en los voluntarios y 30 cortes en cada paciente. En cada corte la aorta fue segmentada y distintos parámetros fueron cuantificados: área, velocidad máxima, velocidad mínima, flujo y volumen, calculándose en los cuatro últimos su valor máximo, promedio, desviación estándar, curtosis, sesgo, proporción de tiempo en alcanzar el valor máximo, entre otros. Teniendo un total de 26 variables por cada corte. Se aplicó la técnica de árboles de decisión tipo CART (por sus siglas en inglés) para clasificar los datos. Para validar el modelo, 2 cortes extras fueron generados por cada voluntario y 20 cortes por cada paciente. Resultados: La técnica CART, mediante la utilización de sólo 7 variables, puede clasificar las imágenes de los voluntarios y pacientes con una tasa de error del 14,1%, una sensibilidad de 82,5% y una especificidad de 89.4%. Conclusiones: 4D flow provee una gran cantidad de datos hemodinámicos que son difíciles de analizar. En este trabajo demostramos que al utilizar minería de datos se pueden clasificar imágenes a partir de parámetros hemodinámicos relevantes y sus relaciones para apoyar el diagnóstico de alteraciones cardiovasculares.

          Translated abstract

          Objective: Hemodynamic parameters are critical to perform a proper diagnosis. However, due to the large number of variables that can be obtained, overall analysis may represent a complex task. To facilitate this, we propose to create a model for classifying different hemodynamic variables between those belonging to a healthy individual and to a pathological patient. For this purpose, we employed data mining techniques to identify relationships among various aortic hemodynamic parameters obtained through multi-dimensional (4D flow) MR imaging. Method: A 4D flow sequence of whole heart and great vessels was acquired using MRI in 19 healthy volunteers and 2 patients (one with aortic coarctation and one with repaired coarctation of the aorta). Retrospectively, data were reformatted along the aorta; three MRI acquisitions were performed for volunteers and 30 sequences for each patient. In each slice the aorta was segmented and various parameters were quantified: area, maximum velocity, minimum velocity, flow and volumen, with following values being calculated for last four parameters: maximum, average, standard deviation, kurtosis, skewness, proportion of time to reach the maximum value, among others. A total of 26 variables for each acquisition were obtained. In order to classify data, the CART Technique (Classification and Regression Trees) was applied. To validate the model, two extra projections were generated per each volunteer and 20 slice per each patient. Results: By using only 7 variables, the CART Technique allows discrimination between images performed either on volunteers or patients with an error rate of 14.1%, a sensitivity of 82.5%, and a specificity of 89.4%. Conclusions: 4D flow MR imaging provides a wealth of hemodynamic data that can be difficult to analyze. In this paper we demonstrate that by using data mining techniques it is possible to classify images from relevant hemodynamic parameters and their relationships in order to support the diagnosis of cardiovascular disorders.

          Related collections

          Most cited references24

          • Record: found
          • Abstract: not found
          • Article: not found

          Heart disease and stroke statistics--2010 update: a report from the American Heart Association.

            Bookmark
            • Record: found
            • Abstract: found
            • Article: not found

            Comparison of flow patterns in ascending aortic aneurysms and volunteers using four-dimensional magnetic resonance velocity mapping.

            To determine the difference in flow patterns between healthy volunteers and ascending aortic aneurysm patients using time-resolved three-dimensional (3D) phase contrast magnetic resonance velocity (4D-flow) profiling. 4D-flow was performed on 19 healthy volunteers and 13 patients with ascending aortic aneurysms. Vector fields placed on 2D planes were visually graded to analyze helical and retrograde flow patterns along the aortic arch. Quantitative analysis of the pulsatile flow was carried out on manually segmented planes. In volunteers, flow progressed as follows: an initial jet of blood skewed toward the anterior right wall of the ascending aorta is reflected posterolaterally toward the inner curvature creating opposing helices, a right-handed helix along the left wall and a left-handed helix along the right wall; retrograde flow occurred in all volunteers along the inner curvature between the location of the two helices. In the aneurysm patients, the helices were larger; retrograde flow occurred earlier and lasted longer. The average velocity decreased between the ascending aorta and the transverse aorta in volunteers (47.9 mm/second decrease, P = 0.023), while in aneurysm patients the velocity increased (145 mm/second increase, P < 0.001). Dilation of the ascending aorta skews normal flow in the ascending aorta, changing retrograde and helical flow patterns. (c) 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
              Bookmark
              • Record: found
              • Abstract: found
              • Article: not found

              4D phase contrast MRI at 3 T: effect of standard and blood-pool contrast agents on SNR, PC-MRA, and blood flow visualization.

              Time-resolved phase contrast (PC) MRI with velocity encoding in three directions (flow-sensitive four-dimensional MRI) can be employed to assess three-dimensional blood flow in the entire aortic lumen within a single measurement. These data can be used not only for the visualization of blood flow but also to derive additional information on vascular geometry with three-dimensional PC MR angiography (MRA). As PC-MRA is sensitive to available signal-to-noise ratio, standard and novel blood pool contrast agents may help to enhance PC-MRA image quality. In a group of 30 healthy volunteers, the influence of different contrast agents on vascular signal-to-noise ratio, PC-MRA quality, and subsequent three-dimensional stream-line visualization in the thoracic aorta was determined. Flow-sensitive four-dimensional MRI data acquired with contrast agent provided significantly improved signal-to-noise ratio in magnitude data and noise reduction in velocity data compared to measurements without contrast media. The agreement of three-dimensional PC-MRA with reference standard contrast-enhanced MRA was good for both contrast agents, with improved PC-MRA performance for blood pool contrast agent, particularly for the smaller supra-aortic branches. For three-dimensional flow visualization, a trend toward improved results for the data with contrast agent was observed.
                Bookmark

                Author and article information

                Journal
                rchradiol
                Revista chilena de radiología
                Rev. chil. radiol.
                Sociedad Chilena de Radiología (Santiago, , Chile )
                0717-9308
                2012
                : 18
                : 2
                : 62-67
                Affiliations
                [03] orgnamePontificia Universidad Católica de orgdiv1Facultad de Ingeniería orgdiv2Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica Chile
                [02] orgnamePontificia Universidad Católica de orgdiv1Centro de Imágenes Biomédicas Chile
                [01] orgnameUniversidad de Valparaíso orgdiv1Facultad de Ciencias orgdiv2Departamento de Ingeniería Biomédica Chile
                [04] orgnamePontificia Universidad Católica de orgdiv1Escuela de Medicina orgdiv2Departamento de Radiología Chile suribe@ 123456med.puc.cl
                Article
                S0717-93082012000200005 S0717-9308(12)01800200005
                10.4067/S0717-93082012000200005
                52ea83d5-fdd8-4530-9f93-97be36676f32

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 15 May 2012
                : 01 December 2011
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 15, Pages: 6
                Product

                SciELO Chile

                Categories
                CARDIOTORÁCICO

                4D flow,CART technique,CART,Resonancia magnética cardíaca,Cardiac magnetic resonance

                Comments

                Comment on this article