Black blood MRI has diagnostic and prognostic value in the assessment of patients with pulmonary hypertension

摘要

Objectives Double inversion recovery (DIR) “black blood” MRI suppresses the signal from flowing blood, slow flowing blood causes incomplete suppression resulting in pulmonary blood flow artefact (PFA). This study examines the diagnostic utility and prognostic value of a PFA scoring system in a mixed cohort of patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH).