MRI-based modeling of spleno-mesenteric confluence flow.

ABSTRACT: Characterization of hepatic blood flow magnitude and distribution can lead to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of liver disease. However, the underlying patterns and dynamics of hepatic flow, such as the helical flow structure that often develops following the spleno-mesenteric confluence (SMC) of the hepatic portal vein, have not yet been comprehensively studied. In this study, we used magnetic resonance image (MRI)-based computational models to study the effects of the helical flow structure and SMC geometry on portal blood flow distribution. Additionally, we examined these flow dynamics with four-dimensional (4D) flow MRI in a group of 12 cirrhotic patients and healthy subjects. A validation model was also created to compare computational data to particle image velocimetry

SUBMITTER: Rutkowski DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6532397 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature