Patient-specific inverse modeling of in vivo cardiovascular mechanics with medical image-derived kinematics as input data: concepts, methods, and applications

JH Bracamonte, SK Saunders, JS Wilson, UT Truong… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inverse modeling approaches in cardiovascular medicine are a collection of methodologies
that can provide non-invasive patient-specific estimations of tissue properties, mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Update on noninvasive imaging of right ventricle dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension

U Truong, K Meinel, F Haddad… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive disease affecting patients across the life
span. The pathophysiology primarily involves the pulmonary vasculature and right ventricle …

MRI pulmonary artery flow detects lung vascular pathology in preterms with lung disease

F Häfner, A Kindt, K Strobl, K Förster… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) affects the majority of preterm neonates with
bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and significantly determines long-term mortality through …

Assessment of Pulmonary Arteries Hemodynamics and Its Relationship With Cardiac Remodeling and Myocardial Fibrosis in Athletes With Four‐Dimensional Flow …

M Tang, F Zhang, B Liu, Q Liu, W Qi… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Exercise‐induced cardiac remodeling (CR) and myocardial fibrosis (MF) can
increase cardiovascular risk in athletes. Early detection of pulmonary arterial hemodynamics …

Computational simulation-derived hemodynamic and biomechanical properties of the pulmonary arterial tree early in the course of ventricular septal defects

ML Dong, IS Lan, W Yang, M Rabinovitch… - … and modeling in …, 2021 - Springer
Untreated ventricular septal defects (VSDs) can lead to pulmonary arterial hypertension
(PAH) characterized by elevated pulmonary artery (PA) pressure and vascular remodeling …

Short‐Term Effects of Inhaled Nitric Oxide on Right Ventricular Flow Hemodynamics by 4‐Dimensional–Flow Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children With …

M Schäfer, BS Frank, DD Ivy, SH Abman… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) manifests with progressive right
ventricular (RV) dysfunction, which eventually impairs the left ventricular function. We …

Multicenter research priorities in pediatric CMR: results of a collaborative wiki survey

RS Beroukhim, A Merlocco, JF Gerardin, E Tham… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Multicenter studies in pediatric cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) improve
statistical power and generalizability. However, a structured process for identifying important …

Characterization of pulmonary arterial stiffness using cardiac MRI

MT Cain, M Schäfer, S Park, AJ Barker… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Pulmonary arterial stiffness (PAS) is a pathologic hallmark of all types of pulmonary
hypertension (PH). Cardiac MRI (CMR), a gold-standard imaging modality for the evaluation …

Aging influences pulmonary artery flow and stiffness in healthy individuals: non-invasive assessment using cardiac MRI

D Horvat, A Zlibut, RI Orzan, C Cionca, ID Muresan… - Clinical radiology, 2021 - Elsevier
AIM To investigate age-related changes of the pulmonary artery (PA) using cardiac magnetic
resonance imaging (cMRI) in healthy subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross …

Simulating Multi-Scale Pulmonary Vascular Function by Coupling Computational Fluid Dynamics With an Anatomic Network Model

BS Ebrahimi, H Kumar, MH Tawhai… - Frontiers in Network …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The function of the pulmonary circulation is truly multi-scale, with blood transported through
vessels from centimeter to micron scale. There are scale-dependent mechanisms that …