Common Carotid Artery Volume Flow: A Comparison Study between Ultrasound Vector Flow Imaging and Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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MRA (1) (n = 20) | MRA (2) (n = 18) | VFI (1) (n = 20) | VFI (2) (n = 20) | |
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Mean (mL/min) | 447.0 | 421.3 | 380.3 | 385.6 |
Range (mL/min) | 182.5–1111.4 | 280.6–696.8 | 260.4–816.6 | 235.2–753.6 |
Mean Difference (mL/min) | Lower LOA (mL/min) | Upper LOA (mL/min) | Correlation Coefficient (R2) | PE (%) | PE after Correction of Systematic Bias (%) | |
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MRA vs. VFI | 63.2 (95% CI: −113.4 to 12.9) | −148.8 (95% CI: −235.9 to 61.7) | 275.1 (95% CI: 188.0–362.2) | 0.81 (p < 0.0001) | 41.0 | 25.2 |
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Brandt, A.H.; Olesen, J.B.; Moshavegh, R.; Jensen, J.A.; Nielsen, M.B.; Hansen, K.L. Common Carotid Artery Volume Flow: A Comparison Study between Ultrasound Vector Flow Imaging and Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Neurol. Int. 2021, 13, 269-278. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint13030028
Brandt AH, Olesen JB, Moshavegh R, Jensen JA, Nielsen MB, Hansen KL. Common Carotid Artery Volume Flow: A Comparison Study between Ultrasound Vector Flow Imaging and Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Neurology International. 2021; 13(3):269-278. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint13030028
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrandt, Andreas Hjelm, Jacob Bjerring Olesen, Ramin Moshavegh, Jørgen Arendt Jensen, Michael Bachmann Nielsen, and Kristoffer Lindskov Hansen. 2021. "Common Carotid Artery Volume Flow: A Comparison Study between Ultrasound Vector Flow Imaging and Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging" Neurology International 13, no. 3: 269-278. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint13030028
APA StyleBrandt, A. H., Olesen, J. B., Moshavegh, R., Jensen, J. A., Nielsen, M. B., & Hansen, K. L. (2021). Common Carotid Artery Volume Flow: A Comparison Study between Ultrasound Vector Flow Imaging and Phase Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Neurology International, 13(3), 269-278. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint13030028