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Pulse-wave velocity measured in one heartbeat using MR tagging

Christopher K Macgowan1, R Mark Henkelman, Michael L Wood

  • 1Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. chris.macgowen@utoronto.ca

Summary

A new noninvasive method measures aortic pulse-wave velocity (PWV) in one heartbeat. This technique uses blood tagging and projection imaging to accurately assess arterial stiffness and avoid errors from irregular heart rhythms.

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