MRI‐based computational hemodynamics in patients with aortic coarctation using the lattice Boltzmann methods: Clinical validation study

摘要

PurposeTo introduce a scheme based on a recent technique in computational hemodynamics, known as the lattice Boltzmann methods (LBM), to noninvasively measure pressure gradients in patients with a coarctation of the aorta (CoA). To provide evidence on the accuracy of the proposed scheme, the computed pressure drop values are compared against those obtained using the reference standard method of catheterization.