Magnetic resonance 4D flow reveals unusual hemodynamics associated with aneurysm formation and a possible cause of cryptogenic stroke in a patient with aortic dissection

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2014 Mar-Apr;38(2):216-8. doi: 10.1097/01.rct.0000445638.18958.8f.

Abstract

Four-dimensional flow is a magnetic resonance technology that has undergone significant technical improvements in recent years. With increasingly rapid acquisition times and new postprocessing tools, it can provide a tool for demonstrating and visualizing cardiovascular flow phenomena, which may offer new insights into disease. We present an interesting clinical case in which 4-dimensional flow demonstrates potential etiologies for 2 interesting phenomena in the same patient: (1) development of an unusual aneurysm and (2) cryptogenic stroke.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / physiopathology*
  • Blood Flow Velocity
  • Hemodynamics / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stroke / diagnosis*
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Stroke / physiopathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed